NHER 61427 (Building record) - Reedham Marsh Steam Engine House
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG40SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | REEDHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Steam Engine House built by for landowner J. W. Rose for drainage purposes in 1880. The Steam engine worked in conjunction with the adjacent drainage windmill (NHER 10433). The brick building has a corrugated iron roof and consists of coalhouse, boiler room, engine and turbine rooms as well as a small rest room. The steam engine was the product of Richard Barnes of Southtown Ironworks. It had been superceded by a new diesel plant built downriver in 1941 and the steam engine removed for scrap by 1961. Two known photographs plus the surviving remains of tiled floor and pine matchboarding give some ideas of the previous finish.
The chimney was reduced in height on safety grounds in 1973. The building was being used as a reed store when visited by E. Rose (NAU) in 22 September 1976.
Restoration works to the remains were carried out 2005-6.
See (S1) for further details and photographs of the engine.
A. Yardy (HES), 15 February 2016.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF70424 Publication: Yardy, A. (NCC). 2008. Mills of the Halvergate Marshes: Reedham Marshes & Ashtree Farm..
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (1)
Record last edited
Mar 13 2017 3:19PM