Early 19th century post-mill, Mountnessing Windmill (EHER 5343)

A post-mill with a wooden roundhouse, built in 1807. Restored in 1979-83 to working order, now owned by Essex County Council.

Post mill, built in 1807. Stopped working c1920. OS card has a photo card. <1> <2> December 1952. Grade II* listed. The mill stands on a polygonal brick round house, it is 16 sided, and was formerly thatched. The crown tree is dated 1807. Mill is weatherboarded. <3> <4> See aerial photograph <5> and photographs <6>. There is a record of a mill at Mountnessing in 1580, which was still in use in 1724 (Austin 1994). The Chapman and André map of 1777 shows the mound only suggesting that the mill was no longer extant by the second half of the 18th century. The current mill on the site was built in 1807, and was in regular use until 1924 (Wooding and Pargetter 1986). It is a post-built, weather-boarded mill with brick roundhouse base. It was purchased by the Parish Council in 1937 and later by the County Council. Restoration started in 1973 by the Friends of Mountnessing Windmill and the County Council and was completed in 1983. <7>? <8>? <9>? <10>? NRHE data transfer: Windmill (Disused) (NAT) <11> September 1975. Field survey. Mountnessing Windmill, a postmill built in 1807 and stopped working about 1920. Now owned by Essex County Council. See photograph. <12> An early 19th century post windmill. A landmark well known from the A12 with sails recently restored. The windshaft is cast iron and the gears are wood to wood. There is a date of 1807 on the crown tree. The roundhouse has 16 sides and was at one time thatched. Owned by Essex County Council. <13> Early 19th century post mill, currently being restored. <14> Recorded and photographed by the National Record of Industrial Monuments (NRIM). <15> See also <16>