John Webb’s Tower Mill, Thaxted

This windmill is just behind the large church in the pretty village of Thaxted.

John Webb’s or Lowe’s Mill is a Grade II listed tower mill which was built in 1804 for John Webb, a local farmer and landowner, to satisfy the increasing demand for flour both locally and in London.

It was constructed using local materials, with timber from two local farms and bricks made at a nearby location in the Chelmer Valley also owned by John Webb.

The mill was always worked by millers named Lowe or John Webb, thus gaining its names. The mill was last worked commercially in 1910.