Messing Maypole Mill, Millwrights, Tiptree, Essex.
Posted by: greysman
N 51° 48.972 E 000° 44.795
31U E 344678 N 5742997
A four storey brick tower mill with a domed cap, now converted to a residence.
Waymark Code: WMD4XH
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/19/2011
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Messing Maypole Mill was built in 1775 by Colchester millwright John Mathett at a cost of £315 excluding the brickwork.
The following from
Messing Maypole Mill
'In 1890, the Colchester millwright Bryant replaced the old wooden windshaft with the cast iron windshaft from the annular sailed mill at Roxwell. Bryant may have added the fantail at this time. Milling by wind ceased c.1911. During World War I the mill was worked by steam alone. Frederick King put the mill back to full working order in the 1920s, but the sails were finally removed in February 1927 leaving just the stocks. Milling continued until at least 1962, although the millstones were removed in 1960. Power latterly was by electricity. The mill was converted into a residence in 1969.
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