Phoenix Steam Mill And Engine House

ARDLEIGH STATION ROAD TM 02 NE

6/51 Phoenix Steam Mill and Engine House

GV II

Steam mill and engine house, now disused. Mid C19. White brick. Corrugated asbestos clad roof. 4 storeys and attics. Moulded cornices to eaves and return gables, cornice follows through returns. Moulded band above second storey. 5 window range of cast iron small paned windows with pivots and cast iron lintels, those to ground floor and above central first and second floor doors with ornate brackets. Returns of 2 bays with similar windows and single gable windows. Some windows now boarded-up. Ground floor double doors each of 2 panels, first floor door of 2 panels, 2 lights. There is an adjustable chute held by a chain to the first floor door. Rear Engine House, similar materials, moulded cornice and gable cornice. Round headed window to left return, roof ridge to almost second storey height, various later attached outbuildings. One of the earliest purpose built steam mills in Essex. Batsford Guide to Industrial Archaeology, J. Booker 1980.

Listing NGR: TM0535829116