Road on Medieval Causway, Point Clear Road, St. Osyth (EHER 19780)
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Summary
The road across the creek is on a causeway which supported a tidal corn mill.
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Location
| Grid reference | TM 1154 1538 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ST OSYTH, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Historic town assessment
The road across the creek is on a causeway which supported a tidal corn mill.
The mill is thought to have been built c.1730, but was closed in 1929, parts were removed in 1936 and the mill eventually demolished in 1961 for road-widening.
It was a timber-framed, weatherboarded building with a mansard roof. All the above ground structure was removed by the road-widening, but it is possible that the wheel-pit and mill supports still survive, preserved in the mud and under the current road.
The eastern end of the creek, behind the causeway, formed the mill pond. <1>
Sources
- <1> SEX61562 DESC TEXT: Medlycott, M.. 1999. St Osyth: Historic Town Assessment Report.