View up the Tollgate Hill on the Colchester Road. 'The Mount' on the left replaces an older mansion destroyed by fire in November 1844, a fire started by some of the 'Coggeshall Gang' in an attempt to cover the theft of wine from the cellars. The house was unoccupied at the time as the owner, later ruled to be insane, was trying to avoid paying tax. His trusted caretaker was found to be complicit in the thefts.
Date: c1912
Ref: 26/01