Mountnessing Windmill

Mountnessing Mill
The restored mill, April 2007
Map
Origin
Mill nameMountnessing Mill
Mill locationTQ 631 979
Coordinates51°39′22″N 0°21′29″E / 51.656°N 0.358°E / 51.656; 0.358
Operator(s)Essex County Council
Year built1807
Information
PurposeCorn mill
TypePost mill
Roundhouse storeysSingle storey roundhouse
No. of sailsFour sails
Type of sailsSpring sails
WindshaftCast iron
WindingTailpole
Auxiliary powerPortable steam engine
No. of pairs of millstonesTwo pairs

Mountnessing Windmill is a grade II* listed[1] post mill at Mountnessing, Essex, England. Built in 1807, it was most recently restored to working order in 1983.

  1. ^ Historic England. "MOUNTNESSING WINDMILL, ROMAN ROAD (north off), MOUNTNESSING, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX (1293205)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 May 2008.