Messing Maypole Mill

Tiptree Mill
The converted mill, March 2006
Map
Origin
Mill nameMessing Maypole Tree
Mill locationTL 894 167
Coordinates51°49′01″N 0°44′46″E / 51.817°N 0.746°E / 51.817; 0.746
Operator(s)Private
Year built1775
Information
PurposeCorn mill
TypeTower mill
StoreysFour storeys
No. of sailsFour sails
Type of sailsDouble Patent sails
WindshaftCast iron
WindingFantail
Auxiliary powersteam engine, then electric motor
No. of pairs of millstonesThree pairs

Messing Maypole Mill is a grade II listed[1] Tower mill at Tiptree, Essex, England which has been converted to a residence. Prior to boundary changes made when the civil parish of Tiptree was established in 1934, the mill was in the parish of Tolleshunt Knights.

  1. ^ Historic England. "WINDMILL, CHURCH ROAD, TIPTREE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX (1266589)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 August 2008.