Site of post-medieval windmill, Brightlingsea Road (EHER 8493)

Chapman and Andre's Map of the County of Essex dating from 1777 indicates that a windmill once stood on the frontage of Brightlingsea Road close to the existing tide mill. No physical traces of this mill have been located on this site.

The Chapman and Andre map of 1777 indicates that a windmill once stood on the frontage of Brightlingsea Road close to the existing tide mill. <1> 1988. Watching brief (initially recorded separately in error under EHER 18669). Improvement work at the tide mill, including construction of a car park and enlarged accessway from Brightlingsea Road, was inspected during groundwork operations. However, no significant features were located. A cutting north of the new access road exposed part of a vertical feature lined with loose reused 19th century bricks. The feature extended below the 2m depth of the section and may be part of a soakaway. <2> Location of works and the soakaway are marked on a map in the SMR. <3> See EHER 8494 for the nearby tide mill.