The Windmill (EHER 29888)

Smock mill, now a dwelling, and attached house. Early 19th century, altered in 20th century. Mill, timber framed, plastered and weatherboarded, with fabric-covered cap. House, timber framed, weatherboarded, roofed with slate. Mill octagonal, with house extending to North-West, and 20th century wing to North-East, forming an L-plan. Mill of 5 storeys and cap, house of 2 storeys. The mill is reported to have been built in Cressing circa 1770, and removed to Terling circa 1825, but no confirmation of this has been traced. Internally, there are structural indications of various alterations, and dismantling and re-erection is a possibility. The mill was present in Terling in circa 1818, initially designed for grinding bark, and altered to corn milling soon afterwards. It worked until 1960, and was the last working windmill in Essex. The machinery has beenremoved, but was fully recorded.

May 1976. Field survey. A wooden smock mill complete with sails and fantail, recently restored. See photograph. <1> March 1986. Grade II listed. Early 19th century smock mill and attached house. Weather boarded octagonal smock mill. Originally built in around 1770 and removed from Cressing and re-erected on present site. <2> <3> See photos <4>. Scheduled Monument Legacy No. EX83 2011. Field Survey. Vincent Pargeter (pers.comm) recently advised that the sails had been removed from the mill in around 1991 and were found to consist of the original stocks (which were rotten) and dummy sails. Both were discarded as being unfit for replacement. Present Use: Residential Condition: Virtually restored but as part of dwelling. <5> Recorded by NRIM. Photographed. <6> <7> The Windmill (NAT). <8> The smock mill at Terling was originally built at Cressing in 1770 and was moved to its present position in 1830. The mill was last used in 1950. It subsequently fell into disrepair until it was purchased in 1969 and converted into a private dwelling. <9> The last working windmill in Essex, producing flour until early 1950s and the setting for Will Hay's comedy 'Oh Mr Porter'. Converted to house, early 1970s, but retains sail and fantail. <10> See also. <11> <12> Original HER entry merged with NRHE data transfer. NRHE summary description: Smock mill, now a dwelling, and attached house. Early 19th century, altered in 20th century. Mill, timber framed, plastered and weatherboarded, with fabric-covered cap. House, timber framed, weatherboarded, roofed with slate. Mill octagonal, with house extending to North-West, and 20th century wing to North-East, forming an L-plan. Mill of 5 storeys and cap, house of 2 storeys. The mill is reported to have been built in Cressing circa 1770, and removed to Terling circa 1825, but no confirmation of this has been traced. Internally, there are structural indications of various alterations, and dismantling and re-erection is a possibility. The mill was present in Terling in circa 1818, initially designed for grinding bark, and altered to corn milling soon afterwards. It worked until 1960, and was the last working windmill in Essex. The machinery has been removed, but was fully recorded.