NHER 8409 (Building record) - West Somerton Marsh Drainage Mill
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Location
| Map sheet | TG42SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SOMERTON, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
September 1977. Visit.
Drainage mill. Brick tower over sluice. Sails gone but weatherboarded cap with apron remains, adapted to form a lookout or bird observatory.
E. Rose (NAU), 22 September 1977.
Marked on 1836 1 inch Ordnance survey map (S1) (or perhaps NHER 8410).
E. Rose (NAU).
(S2) states that there are two sluice openings in tower, now blocked and that a cast iron crown spur wheel drives a turbine. The present mill was built by Dan England in 1900.
E. Rose (NAU), 16 August 1994.
Restoration details (1997) in file (S3).
19 July 2004. NLA air photography.
Site of drainage mill photographed from the air (S4)-(S6).
S. Tremlett (NLA), 17 November 2005.
Associated Sources (11)
- --- SNF58263 Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 719.
- --- SNF8208 Monograph: Smith, A.C.. 1974. Drainage Windmills of the Norfolk Marshes.. 2.
- --- SNF60833 Photograph: 1990. Somerton Mill.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF49461 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1805-1836. Ordnance Survey Map. One inch to the mile. First Edition.
- <S2> SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1228023.
- <S3> SNF49212 Drawing: Various. Various. Architectural plans.
- <S4> SNF48772 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1994. NHER TG 4620C-E (NLA 343/HVZ8-10) 19-JUL-1994.
- <S5> SNF59157 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1994. NHER TG 4620F (NLA 343/SLIDE) 19-JUL-1994.
- <S6> SNF59158 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1994. NHER TG 4620H-J (NLA 343/SLIDE) 19-JUL-1994.
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Record last edited
Apr 16 2021 2:32PM