Wyatt's Green Windmill Mound (EHER 595)
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Summary
Earthwork remains of a windmill mound, it measures 30m east-west by 2m high. No trace of surrounding ditch can be seen and no signs of a structure are evident on the top of the mound.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 5964 9989 (28m by 29m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BLACKMORE, HOOK END AND WYATTS GREEN, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Mill mound. Site of windmill indicated on C and A. Also ref in 1745. <1> <2>
Windmill symbol shown at TQ 596999. NRHE data suggests this is the OS first edition 6-inch map but also records that this source dates from 1816. <3>
1975. Field Survey.
Found in 1975 OS field investigations, north east of Blackmore Millhouse. It is 30m east-west x 2m high. No trace of a surrounding ditch can be seen and no signs of a structure on the top of the mound. Surveyed at 1:2500. <4> <5>
Tracing from OS card(?) at 1:2500 is in HER. <6>
Post mill. Stood at Hook End north of Hay Green Lane and 80 yards east of Mill House, which survives. <7>
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.
Sources
- <1> SEX2370 DESC TEXT: Turbin, T.. unknown. SMR.
- <2> SEX1417 Map: Chapman, J. and Andre, P.. 1777. Map of the County of Essex (C&A map). Paper. sheet XVII.
- <3> SEX53053 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1872-1890. Ordnance Survey 6 inch (1st Edition). OS. Paper. 1:10,560.
- <4> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TQ59NE22, 1975, at least 1 card missing.
- <5> SEX75475 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME). 1960s-1990s. Field Investigator's Comments.
- <6> SEX2378 Map: Unknown. 1975. Traces of the 1975 OS 1:2500 in the EHER. tracing from OS 1:2500.
- <7> SEX20474 Monograph: Farries, K.. 1981-1988. Essex Windmills, Millers and Millwrights, Volumes 1 to 5.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TQ59-054
- National Monuments Record: TQ 59 NE 22