NHER 15992 (Building record) - Palmer's Drainage Mill
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG41SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | UPTON WITH FISHLEY, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Wind pump.
Palmer's Mill, formerly at site NHER 15119.
Last hollow-post drainage mill surviving in UK - of great importance (information from Norfolk Windmills Trust).
Visited by E. Rose (NAU), 2 April 1980.
Single hollow wooden post with braces at base, contains plunger. Restored metal gear housing and wind vane (in place of fantails). Metal ladder attached. Sails not yet replaced though work about to begin.
1984.
Now completely restored and working.
See newspaper cuttings in file.
See site NHER 15119 for early details.
E. Rose 10 September 1984.
Ranworth Mill, site NHER 23359, has since been discovered as a hollow post mill but is substantially different.
Palmer's has twin winding tails, spring sails and drives a plunger pump.
E. Rose (NAU), 23 February 1987.
A plunger pump works by drawing water up from the dyke and depositing it on a higher level. Given a 10-15mph wind, this mill can pump 125 gallons of water a minute.
NIAS records (S1)
W. Arnold (HES), 11 January 2011.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF3992 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1980. Restored to former glory. 5 November.
- --- SNF470 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1983. Wins award for windpump work. 16 March.
- --- SNF3981 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1990. [Illustration of Palmer's Drainage Mill]. 5 March.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF57617 Archive: NIAS. Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Records.
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Record last edited
Jun 16 2017 1:07PM