Old Tide Mill And Dam Wall Attached To North

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RETTENDON OFF CHELMSFORD ROAD TQ 79 SE BATTLESBRIDGE. 21/952 (West Side) Old tide Mill and GV Dam wall attached to north.

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This asset was previously listed twice under List entry 1322349. This entry was removed from the list on 01/12/2014.

Partly situated in Rawreth in the Parish of Rayleigh, Rochford. Former tide mill, now used as a warehouse with attached. offices. Late C18. Brick built. Red plain tiled roof. South Weatherboarded lucam and gable. The north gable facing the River Crouch with attached dam wall. 3 storeys and loft. 3 window range to return wall s of- mainly vertically sliding sashes with glazing bars. Various tie plates. Bargeboards to gable. 2 light window to lucam. Tall double vertically boarded doors to ground and first floors, the latter with segmental head. Attached to west and included for group value is a lower range L plan outbuilding with red pantiled roofs. The gabled southern range with five 3 light windows, segmental arches to right return. 2 window range and chimney stack to gable -end. The dam wall, mainly of red brick with stone coping with openings for the tide control gates extends to north, crossing the River Crouch. Even though not now a working mill, a rare survival in Essex. Batsford Guide to Industrial Archaeology in East Anglia. J. Booker.

Listing NGR: TQ780069647