Site of post-medieval windmill at Great Canfield (EHER 4492)

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Summary

A windmill mound, completely destroyed by ploughing about 1973.

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Grid reference	Centred TL 5865 1791 (194m by 136m)
Civil Parish	GREAT CANFIELD, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX

Type and Period

WINDMILL MOUND (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Description

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: Site of wind mill. <1> Completely destroyed by ploughing about 1973. <2> Mill mound still extant on RAF 1946 aerial photos. The mound was ploughed away by 1973, OS photos from this time show it as a soilmark. <3> - <7> Post mill in succession to others. Stood 230 yards approximately east-south-east of the surviving Mill House, which stands on the approach to Marsh Farm from the Takeley road. <8> A trackway leading to the mill was mapped for OARPE in 2011. <9> - <11> August 1975. Field survey. A mill mound, completely destroyed by ploughing about 1973. <12>

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<1> SEX35033 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1969. Ordnance Survey 1:10560 (6 inch) Post War National Grid. 1960.
<2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL51NE21, 1975.
<3> SEX59608 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1367-7199-200.
<4> SEX59609 Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1973. OS-054-73-066-505.
<5> SEX59610 Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1976. OS-406-76-004-259, 260, 261.
<6> SEX59611 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1948. 58-10-5071.
<7> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000. TL51NE.
<8> SEX20474 Monograph: Farries, K.. 1981-1988. Essex Windmills, Millers and Millwrights, Volumes 1 to 5.
<9> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000.
<10> SEX68000 Aerial Photograph: Google. Google Earth Online Resource.
<11> SEX68001 GIS Layer: Saunders, H.. 2008-2012. Online Aerial Reconnaissance Project in Essex (OARPE).
<12> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. F1 PAS 11-AUG-75.

Other References

Old SMR Number: TL51-117
NRHE identifier: 372939
National Monuments Record: TL 51 NE 21