**** Official 2012 Windmill on the Air station ******

Mountnessing Windmill will be operated by members of the Havering and District ARC.

Ops for the day John M0UKD

Mountnessing windmill is one of three mills run by members of the Havering and district ARC. Look out for

GB2UW at Upminster Windmill (active on HF and VHF) GB2ARW at Aythorpe Rodding Mill (active on HF only)

The Mountnessing post mill was built in 1807 on the existing site of one built in 1477. It was worked by the Agnis family until 1933. Mountnessing Parish Council took over the mill and restored it in 1937. The mill was later bought by Essex County Council for 1 shilling (5p) and was put into working order by the county millwright. The mill is open to the public on the 3rd sunday of each month, April to October from 2pm to 5pm.

History

Mountnessing Windmill was built in 1807, replacing an earlier mill. There are records of a windmill here since 1477. The mill was working until 1924, and it worked again in 1932-33.^[2]

In 1937, ownership of the mill passed from the Blencowe Estates to Mountnessing Parish Council. It was repaired as a memorial to King George VI, whose coronation was in that year.

Restoration

The mill was restored to working order between 1979 and 1983. A complete new roof was fitted, and the tail of the mill rebuilt. New sails were fitted, and the mill officially opened by Hervey Benham^[3] on 13 November 1983. The internal machinery has been rebuilt by Peter Stenning and Richard Seago, and the mill is in full working order.^[1]

Description

Mountnessing Windmill is a post mill with a single-storey sixteen-sided roundhouse. The mill is winded by a tailpole. It has four spring sails. There are two pairs of millstones in the breast.