
Mountnessing and MGB, 13th April 2001

Mountnessing

Essex Countryside magazine cover showing the post mill at Mountnessing, issue June 1961
Essex Countryside

Essex Countryside magazine cover showing the post mill at Mountnessing, issue August 1976
Essex Countryside

Essex Countryside magazine cover showing the post mill at Mountnessing against a sunset sky, issue February 1997
Essex Countryside

Essex Countryside magazine cover showing cricketers in front of the post mill at Mountnessing, issue May 2004
Essex Life and Countryside

Essex Life magazine cover showing Mountnessing post mill, issue April 2014
Essex Life

Mountnessing,
, c1930s
© Alan Caston collection

Mountnessing,
, c1930s
© Alan Caston collection

Mountnessing,
,
© Alan Caston collection
post millPhotos: (1) Farries 2 (a) view of collar on post, 1972 (2) Farries 4 (a) w/o, 1905, with thatched roundhouse roof (b) new roof in course of fitting, August 1980 (c) Vincent Pargeter, Essex County Millwright, standing beside brakewheel, April 1981 (d) mill during course of repair, Autumn 1980, showing side of body stripped of boards and new tail frame and lower side girt in position (e) w/o, 1984 (3) D W Smith (a) w/o (4) UOK (MC) (a-b) disused with sails, July 1932 (b) derelict with 3 sails, May 1935 (c-b) as preserved, Aug 1938 (5) NMR (a) derelict, pre-1960 (b) as preserved (c) as preserved, 1957 (d-f) as preserved, 1960 (g-h) derelict with 3 sails, June 1936 (i) derelict with 3 sails, May 1935 (j-k) w/o (l-n) disused, June 1932 (o) disused, August 1932 (6) ERO (a) w/o (b) w/o, 1923 (c) w/o, 1929 (d-e) w/o, 1930 (7) TC (a) w/o, with 2 sails removed and awaiting replacement, September 1914 (8) Col.l (a) w/o (9) Essex Countryside magazine, November 1967 (a) as preserved (10) Vince 1993 (a) w/o, 1990s (11) ECC (DEW) (a) w/o, 1990s (b) miller at work inside mill, 1990s (12) Turpin (WIE) (a-b) as preserved, late 1970s (13) Mountnessing Windmill, Its History And Restoration And How It Works, Essex County Council (a) w/o, c1905 (b) view of stone floor (14) Vince 1968 (a) as preserved (15) SPAB, Mills Open 2000 (a) w/o, c2000 (16) Vince 1977 (a) as preserved (17) ERO (FC) (a) derelict with three sails, from 1937 restoration appeal leaflet (b-c) derelict with three sails (d) post, quarterbars and crosstrees, autumn 1935 (e) side framing during restoration, 1980 (f-i) w/o (j) w/o, distant view (k) w/o, 1925 (l-q) w/o, 13th November 1983 (r) w/o, September 1914, just after fitting of two new sails, and with thatched roundhouse (s-t) derelict with three sails, 1935 (u) derelict with four sails (v) new roof on ground, summer 1980 (w) as preserved, February 1953 (x-y) as preserved, August 1959 (z) as preserved, September 1953 (aa) as preserved, August 1960 (ab) as preserved, 1970 (ac-ad) as preserved, March 1970 (ae) disused, 1950s, with one sail broken off short and stripped of framing (af) new roof being lifted into place, August 1980 (ag-ah) top of main post, quarterbars, sheers and collar, October 1972 (ai) tail beam and tail bearing of windshaft, October 1972 (aj) w/o, November 1983: the late Hervey Benham and others gathered at foot of steps. HB is speaking through a microphone and there is a man in mayoral robes and a woman who is presumably the mayoress (ak) tail frame being removed or fitted, 1980s (al-an) brakewheel and sack hoist, October 1972 (ao-ap) brakewheel, wallower and upright shaft, October 1972 (aq) brakewheel, October 1972 (ar) rear end of left side girt, October 1972 (as) sag iron on left hand side of buck, October 1972 (at) spout floor with main post, October 1972 (au) view of bin floor showing tail beam and tail bearing of windshaft, October 1972 (av) windshaft and tail beam, October 1972 (aw) wallower, October 1972 (ax) brakewheel and upright shaft (ay) as preserved, 1960 (az) foot of upright shaft and great spur wheel, October 1972 (ba) view of trestle, October 1972 (bb-bc) intersection of post, crosstrees and horns, October 1972 (bd) upper part of post and quarterbars, Octob-er 1972 (be) derelict with four sails, July 1932 (bf) tailpole, roundhouse roof and underside of buck, October 1972 (bg) stepped brick pier, October 1972 (bh) stone nut and tentering gear, October 1972 (bi) sag iron on right hand side of buck, October 1972