NHER 16362 (Monument record) - Site of post medieval windmill
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Summary
A windmill is marked at this location on Faden's map of 1797. The building was used between 1788 and 1855. It was first used as a flour mill and may have been later used as a wind pump.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG51SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CAISTER ON SEA, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Site of windmill in Bultitudes Loke, called 'South Mill' and marked on 1836 1st edition 1in Ordnance Survey map (S1).
E. Rose (NAU), 21 July 1980.
On Faden's map (S2) (slightly wrongly placed) as Caister Flour Mills. Worked 1788 to 1855.
E. Rose (NAU), 29 January 1982.
(S3) suggests a post mill perhaps reconstituted as drain mill nearby.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF49221 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1836. 1836 1st edition.
- <S2> SNF6047 Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.
- <S3> SNF2511 Article in Serial: Rye, C. G. 1975. The End of the Corn Mills in the Fleggs. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXXVI Pt II pp 185-190. p 188.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Nov 23 2012 2:59PM