Site of late 18th century or earlier wind mill, 'Kelvedon Windmill', west side of Kelvedon Hatch (EHER 617)

Now destroyed. The site of a smock flour wind mill which was demolished in around 1916.

Site of wind mill. <1> On the Chapman and Andre map. <2> A weatherboarded smock flour mill stood on the Common, the earliest reference to this is 1768 when John Wright of Kelvedon Hall leased to James Smith the windmill, mill house, outhouses and two closes or parcels of pasture ground. The windmill was demolished in about 1916 as it was considered to be a landmark for zeppelins. <3> The mill is depicted on the 1st edition OS map where it is described as a flour mill. By the 2nd edition (and also on the 3rd edition) is it described as a corn mill. It is not depicted on the 4th edition owing to its destruction. <4> - <7> NRHE data transfer: See <8>. NRHE summary description: Windmill of uncertain post medieval date.