(a) Demolished semi-detached cottages

(b) Mill Cottage - Cottage on this land held by John Lorkin, circa 1646.
However, the bunglaow we see today was built around 1830.

1813 Divided into two and sold to Isaac Clover. Isaac presumably constucted the Windmill earlier in 1811.
His son Denis Clover inherited this cottage in 1881, although occupied by Thomas Doe
(Ref:-Ida McMaster)

Thomas Doe recorded as miller and shopkeeper in 1848 - was this cottage his shop ?

Modernised in 1947 and now the home of David and Gillian Cowlin.
At one time this was the Post Office and General Store. Even today you can see the outline of the Shop Door at the front of the property, where it was subsequently bricked up and rendered.

(c) Demolished property circa 1838, with garden, orchard and pasture of 2 acres.
Records indicate Thomas Kerrington held the property in 1627

(f) Demolished Cottage called Scotts with orchard.
Records indicate held by Edward and John Nolling 1727

(g)Demolished property circa 1838 with one acre of land

WellHouse:- Farmhouse built circa 1760.
However, records show that in 1577 this land was owned by Wormingford Manor and may have had property attached.

Plans were lodged with Lexden District Council in 1945 for the modernisation of the Farmhouse (REF:- D/RLw Pb1/3688)by a Mr Spalding, the owner. However, these were never implemented.
Ref:- Essex Records Office, seax.

It was subsequently demolished around 1950, most probably the same time as the Mill.
Now in private residence.

The address on the late 1800 census records show the location of the Mill in Fordham Road. This would have been correct as this road continued to Fordham village until the airfield arrived and it was destroyed.
As many as 7 small farms may have been lost when this was constructed.

Records indicate in 1734 .."it seems as thought Samuel Rush held five of them"

Today known as "Old Lane" leads onto Wormingford Airfield

Ref (a) and (b):- David Cowlin.
Remainder Ref Ida McMaster:- Mount Bures, Its Land and its People.

The most notable structure at Wellhouse until it was demolished in the early 1953, was the Post Mill.

It was first recorded by Essex County Council in 1811, so we can assume that date is accurate

During circa 1825 to 1840 it was owned by Isaac Clover of the well known Clover Milling family.
Ref:- K G Farries, Essex Windmills, Millers And Millwrights
See the History of the Mill for more detailed information

It was later taken over by "Doe`s", ( circa 1841) a distant relative of todays Agricultural Engineers.

Steam powered in 1886 and oil by 1929

Doe's mill, just north of Wellhouse farm at Piotts Green, was a postmill recorded from 1811 which survived until 1953; it was using steam in 1886, and oil by 1914
Ref:-http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=15163

Courtesy of David Cowlin
Date unknown

MOUNT BURES, Doe's Mill, (Post Mill)
These are observations made and recorded from these sources:-
(a) K G Farries, Essex Windmills, Millers And Millwrights (5 volumes, Charles Skilton 1981 (vol 1), 1982 (vol 2), 1984 (vol 3), 1985 (vol 4), 1988 (vol 5))
(b) ERO = Essex Record Office
(c) NMR = National Monument records
(d) UOK = University of Kent
(e) Turpin = Book author

However, some of these entries are blatantly incorrect such as (2) and (3) as we know the Mill was demolished in 1953

MOUNT BURES, Doe's Mill, Post Mill;
(1) "Farries" derelict with 4 sails, 1936
(2) "Farries" tail wheel on ground, 1960
(3) "NMR" windshaft and tailwheel, 1960
(3a) "NMR" derelict with 4 sails, April 1933
(4) "UOK" derelict with 4 sails, April 1936
(5) "ERO" derelict with 4 sails, as Farries derelict with 4 sails derelict but complete apart from damaged sail (no date)
(6) "TC" except for one damaged sail, 21st June 1920
(7) "Col.l" becoming derelict with 4 sails (no date)
(8) "Turpin" derelict with 4 sails, 1930s

(9) "ERO" derelict with 4 sails, June 1920
derelict with 4 sails, April 1936
derelict with 4 sails, July 1932
roundhouse, lower breast and part of sail, April 1936
windshaft and tailwheel on ground, 1960
derelict with 4 sails, c1930?
derelict with 4 sails derelict with 4 sails, c1935
derelict with 4 sails, c1938
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