The Trust endeavour to hold open days at the Windmill on the second Sunday of each month from April to October.
Should you wish to visit outside of theses times then this may be organised by special arrangement.
A variety of gifts are available to purchase at the Mill.
We are always keen to hear from people who may wish to volunteer their time or expertise to assist with the running and restoration of the Mill.
Welcome
Thank you for looking at our website and welcome to the Friends of Ashdon Mill.
"We" are in reality the community of Ashdon village which has a current population circa 750 people. The village was established in 1087 although there is evidence of an earlier settlement. During the 18th Century there were four mills at Ashdon, one of which was a very small watermill.
The acquisition of the Mill was the result of a public meeting held in the village in April 1999 when over 100 village residents unanimously voted to save and restore the Mill. The Mill was at the time the property of Thurlow Estate who agreed to give the Mill to the village together with a grant towards the restoration to get the project off the ground - almost literally.
The Mill is legally owned by Ashdon Windmill Trust Limited, a registered charity number 1078153.
The trustees are at present Alan Hardy, Kevin Nicholas, John Moran, David How,
Bill Wilsdon and Jason Davis all of whom are established village residents.
Many aspects of the work involved are being shared around the community apart from the work which requires the attention of an experienced millwright.
One of the oldest pictures of the Mill we have is dated 1932, shown to us by Mrs Farries who's late husband Kenneth G Farries published Essex Windmills Millers and Millwrights in 1984 which is now available in five volumes.
We are sure there are many older photographs hidden away in family photograph albums and we would be delighted to see them so if anyone has any please let us know. We are also interested in later photographs particularly those around World War II when there were a many people in this area from overseas and other parts of the country.
The US Fighter Wing at Little Walden and
evacuees from London are some examples. Some sketchy notes about the historical events surrounding the Mill follow and we hope to fill out the information as we progress with our research.
The Ashdon Windmill Trust
