Welcome to Upminster Windmill

Upminster Windmill was built by James Nokes, a local

farmer, in 1803. It is a Grade II* listed building and in

terms of quality, completeness and significance it is

widely considered to be amongst the very best

remaining English smock mills.

Flour was produced until 1910 though the Mill continued

to grind animal feed until 1934, by which time further

production was uneconomic. The Mill and its many

outbuildings, including two mill houses, then became derelict.

In 1960 Essex County Council demolished the outbuildings

though in the following years repairs were undertaken

enabling the Mill to be opened to the public, staffed

by volunteers, in 1967.