Mumfords Grain Silo

A grain silo, built in 1897 by Aston Webb, stands on Greenwich High Road. The silo is constructed of diapered brick with stone dressings, and its roof is a combination of gabled sections covered in slate and flat areas with coped parapets. A stone band is located at the fourth storey, with two further stone bands below a modillioned stone cornice, above which is a plain cornice above the attic storey. Stone quoins are present throughout.

The north elevation has five unevenly spaced storeys. The lower three storeys together feature recessed bays on the left and right. The left bay has three doorways stacked vertically, while the right bay has three sash windows with cambered arches, also stacked vertically. Above this are three recessed round windows. The attic storey contains three sash windows. A triangular pedimented roof gable with stone dressings and a central round window sits above. The north-west corner has a polygonal tower with narrow windows, a stone cornice, and a dome with a finial.

The west elevation rises to nine storeys and has four irregular bays. The lower three storeys feature windows with metal glazing bars and cambered arches in all four bays of each storey. Above this, two bays on the right have five storeys of sash windows with cambered arches. Two recessed round windows are positioned to the left, below the stone band. The attic storey has four sash windows with cambered arches. The east elevation is similarly treated.

The south elevation has no openings in the attic storey, but instead features the inscription “1790: MUMFORD’S: GREENWICH: FLOUR: MILLS: 1897”. The roof is equipped with several metal ventilators, oriented in variable directions.

Inside the silo, there’s an iron spiral staircase, iron supporting shafts, grain bins, and some surviving hoist machinery. Adjoining the silo to the south is a four-storey brick flour mill range, alongside a water tower.