NHER 39768 (Monument record) - Site of post medieval tower mill
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG04SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SALTHOUSE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Site of tower mill with Cubitts or spring sails.
Top blown off by gunnery practice during World War One. Constructed presumably after 1836 as not on (S1). No remains now.
See (S2) which states that during the 1897 floods the miller climbed to the top of the isolated mill to escape a flock of rats.
E. Rose (NLA), 30 September 2003.
December 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Land-based survey; Cley, Salthouse and Kelling fresh-marshes, Context 20:
The windmill mound survives. It has a diameter of around 14m and is about 1m high.
See assessment report (S3) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
D. Robertson (NLA), 23 May 2007. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 July 2019.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF49461 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1805-1836. Ordnance Survey Map. One inch to the mile. First Edition.
- <S2> SNF52607 Publication: Fiddian, V. (ed). 2003. Salthouse. The story of a Norfolk Village. pp 27, 280, 297, 330.
- <S3> SNF55835 Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey. Assessment Report and Updated Project Design. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 1045.
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Record last edited
Feb 17 2025 1:47PM