NHER 20436 (Monument record) - Site of post medieval oil mill

Site of windmill.
Oil mill, brought in sections from Holland in mid 17th century and re-erected here with workmen's houses. Burnt out 30 July 1737 at midnight. No tail piece on Bell's prospect (S1) so perhaps an inside winder of North Holland type.
See account (S2) in file.
Information via E.M. James (KLM)
Grid reference supplied by [1], based on Ogilvie's Road Book (17th cent).
E. Rose (NAU) 11 June 1984.

See illustration and notes in file.

(S3) records that the milll resembled 'a warehouse attached to a lofty wind-mill' and hthat the framework of the building was brought from Holland in 1638. He notes that in 1668 it belonged to a Mr Southerby of London and was let to Alderman Henry Bell (architect) and Mr Robert Bell at an annual rate of £20, which was the highest rent in the parish of All Saints.
According to (S4) this smockmill was an oilmill that crushed linseed that was used for lighting and was working at the same time as the oilmill at Millfleet (NHER 17318). The mill had a stage and was possibly turned to the wind using a winch inside the mill - the only one of its type recorded in Norfolk.
A. Cattermole (King's Lynn UAD), 14 May 2019.