NHER 22696 (Monument record) - Post medieval windmill
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM39NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HALES, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Windmill, remains of.
Said to have been built 1801; shown on (S1).
Brick towermill by 1834. Steam power installed in about 1870. Last used 1908 derelict by 1926. (S2) shows old sails, outer pair with nine bays and inner pair with only eight; drive from engine on first floor to exterior. 5 storeys, boatshaped cap, 2 ground floor doors, gallery, 8 bladed fantail. Uncapped by 1937.
2.7m (9ft) high stump of tower remains in 1984.
Information from (S3).
Location confirmed from (S4).
E. Rose (NAU) 20 June 1986.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF84547 Monograph: Apling, H.. 1984. Norfolk Corn Windmills. Vol I.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF49461 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1805-1836. Ordnance Survey Map. One inch to the mile. First Edition.
- <S2> SNF60725 Photograph: 1931. Unknown.
- <S3> SNF84547 Monograph: Apling, H.. 1984. Norfolk Corn Windmills. Vol I.
- <S4> SNF49223 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883. First edition six inch map.
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Record last edited
Sep 26 2014 4:24PM