Fingringhoe Mill is a Grade II listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 February 1994. Mill. 1 related planning application.

Fingringhoe Mill

WRENN ID
moated-gutter-barley
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Colchester
Constituency
Harwich and North Essex MP: Sir Bernard Jenkin (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 February 1994
Type
Mill
Address
Fingringhoe Mill, CO5 7JG
OS grid reference
TM 029 205
Coordinates
51.84684, 0.94573
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Fingringhoe Mill is a former tidemill that was later used as a store. It dates from the late 18th century or early 19th century and was clad in asbestos sheeting after 1952. Only the southern part of the building is considered to have listing quality. The mill is timber-framed and originally clad in weatherboarding, which is now hidden beneath the asbestos sheeting. The roof, also covered in slate, is concealed under the same material. The building has two storeys and attics, with irregular window placement, many of which have been blocked since the mid-20th century. The west elevation has been raised, while the south elevation features a hoist, unloading doors, and a wide entrance added in the late 20th century. The east elevation has five windows, with three central windows being five-light pivoting casements and the end windows being 12-pane sashes. Inside, the mill retains its frame, including original rafters without a ridgepiece, blocked-in sash windows, original floors, chamfered beams, and a wall frame with diagonal braces. Reused timbers include octagonal barge masts. A breast shot water wheel is said to survive underneath the building.

Local climate

Fingringhoe Mill sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 670 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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