NHER 3940 (Building record) - Narborough Mill

January 1978. Listed, Grade II.
Former watermill. Late 18th century with late 20th century repairs constructed from brick, carstone and weatherboarding with pantile and corrugated iron roofs. The mill comprises 3 storeys with attic and 5 bays to which a sixth was added to north side in late 20the century after the demolition of 19th century additions. 4 bays are recessed within giant enclosing arches. The arches are semicircular headed with raised ashlar keystones and imposts. Ground and first floor windows with glazing bars beneath skewback arches. Southernmost bay with ground and first floor doorways. Second floor has 4 pivot windows with glazing bars beneath semicircular arches. The central window is rectangular beneath a skewback arch. Dentil cornice. Central weatherboarded loucum with corrugated iron roof. Carstone rubble south gable- end. Rear wall weatherboarded with a continuous outshut housing machinery. Sluice gates beneath a 3-centred arch. There are 5 20th century sash windows with glazing bars in outshut. Bridge to front with 2 3-centred arches and a swept parapet. Interior. 4.3m wheel driving pit-wheel and wallower. Horizontal mainshaft with provision for 6 pairs of stones of which 5 survive.
Information from listing.
Information from (S2).
H. White (NLA), 19 August 2009.

See (S1) for survey. Built in c. 1780 The dwelling house later became engine house. A Gothick private entrance was erected for master-miller.

19th century extension at rear. Fourteen foot cast iron water wheel, six sets of millstones driven through spur and bevel gears using iron/wood teeth. Some seed dressing and grading machinery. Information from (S2).
E. Rose (NAU), 14 July 1980.

19th century wing collapsed soon after above was written and was seen by E. Rose (NAU), 30 July 1980.

Press cuttings (S3) to (S6) in file.

Architects drawings (pre 1992) as large rolled plans.
E. Rose (NAU).

August 2009.
Proposal to convert the mill into a family home.
See (S7) for further details.
H. White (NLA), 19 August 2009.

October 2009.
Proposals to convert the mill into a residential dwelling withdrawn.
See (S7) for details.
H. White (NLA), 20 November 2009.

May 2011. Historic Building Recording.
See (S8) for photographic survey and (S9) for further information .
S. Howard (HES), 4 October 2011.

6 May 2010. Planning Application.
Conversion of the currently disused Naborough Mill into a single residential dwelling.
See (S10).
Z. Dack (HES), 22 November 2011.