Mill Hill, Barnes

Mill Hill is a street in Barnes, London, England. Mill Hill is effectively an enclave of eleven large houses on the site of a former windmill, surrounded by Barnes Common.

Mill Hill is the most elevated location in Barnes, and a windmill stood on the site from at least 1443 until the 19th century.^[1] In 1780, a hurricane destroyed the Post Mill, and in 1783 the new Smock Mill replaced it.^[2] In 1812, the Italian servant who assassinated Louis-Alexandre de Launay, comte d'Antraigues, and his wife at their nearby home in Barnes Terrace was buried nearby.^[2]

In 1836, the mill was demolished by the Yewd family to allow for housing development.^[2] The houses date from the 19th century, apart from Mill Hill Lodge, part of which is the miller's 18th-century cottage.^[1]

Mill Hill is effectively an enclave of eleven large houses surrounded by Barnes Common, and three of the houses are Grade II listed: The Mill Hill,^[3] Mill Hill Lodge^[4] and Mulberry Lodge.^[5]

In 1902, the sister of Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts was living at Mill Hill.^[2] In 1912, The Mill Hill was home to a Mrs Eykyn.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Mill Hill Conservation Area 14" (PDF). richmond.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Brown, Maisie. "Over 1000 years of Barnes History" (PDF). Barnes & Mortlake History Society. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
^ Historic England. "The Mill Hill (Grade II) (1254068)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
^ Historic England. "Mill Hill Lodge (Grade II) (1254069)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
^ Historic England. "Mulberry Lodge (Grade II) (1261467)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
^ "Parishes: Barnes". Victoria County History, London, 1912. Retrieved 11 March 2023.