Site of post-medieval corn mill, 'Great Chesterford Mill', west of the railway line, Great Chesterford (EHER 4989)
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Summary
Now destroyed. The site of a windmill (corn).
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 5021 4248 (56m by 53m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT CHESTERFORD, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Corn mill. <1> - <3>
Before boundary changes in 1965 this mill was in the parish of Ickleton, Cambridgeshire although it was always known as Great Chesterford Mill. <4>
The smock mill stopped working in 1903, when the sails were removed. It survived until c.1918. The tower seems to have been built mostly of wood with the brick base only being about a foot above the ground.<4>
Sources
- <1> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL54SW(M), 1977.
- <2> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <3> SEX2231 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1890s. Ordnance Survey 25 inch (2nd edition).
- <4> SEX20474 Monograph: Farries, K.. 1981-1988. Essex Windmills, Millers and Millwrights, Volumes 1 to 5. Vol 3 p.76.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL54-062