NHER 13777 (Monument record) - Site of post medieval windmills

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Summary

The site of a post mill of 1810 and a nearby tower mill of about 1860. The tower mill was last turned by wind in 1922, after which it was steam powered until the modern mill buildings were constructed on the site. Its brick tower remains among the new buildings and is used for storage.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG01SW
Civil Parish YAXHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

June 1978. Visited.
Mill (Ordnance Survey) wind mill; tower mill, of which brick tower remains and cap is missing. In modern mill buildings.
E. Rose (NAU), 21 Jun 1978.

Marked on 1836 1 inch Ordnance Survey (S1) but not on Faden 1797 (S2). A post mill was built here 1810. Tower mill built very near it 1860 to 1. Last turned by wind 1922, then by steam until modern mills built. Roundhouse of post mill remained in 1904; information from [1].
E. Rose (NAU), 26 March 1982.

  • --- Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 809.
  • --- Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2011. Owner reassures villagers over future of popular pub.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1805-1836. Ordnance Survey Map. One inch to the mile. First Edition.
  • <S2> Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.

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Record last edited

May 11 2016 8:30AM

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