Site of 17th century watermill, Box Mill, Box Mill Lane (EHER 9374)

The mill was of three storeys and weather-boarded - it was built at the beginning of the 17th century.

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: On Chapman and Andre map, 1777. <1> Box Mill, house and mill. The mill is of three storeys and is weather-boarded; it was built at the beginning of the 17th century. The house is of two storeys with attics, and is built of brick. The north-east corner was built early in the 18th century, but the rest is of later date. The north end of the east front has an original wood cornice with mullions; it formerly returned along the south wall, but is now covered by the later additions; the original sash-windows have flush frames. Inside the building, in the older part of the house, is the original staircase with moulded handrail and turned balusters. <2> Box Mill is not shown on OS 25" Essex 1922 or any later maps, and is no longer extant. <3> 1999. Survey. This is probably also the site of one of the three Halstead mills mentioned in the Domesday Book. By the post-medieval period there were two mills at the end of Box Mill Lane, a water-mill and a windmill. The watermill remained in use until 1926, the windmill blew into the river in 1882. <4>