NHER 10433 (Building record) - Polkey's or Reedham Hall Drainage Mill

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Summary

Polkey's Mill is also known as Reedham Marshes South Mill or Reedham Hall Level Mill. A brick drainage mill modernised in the late 19th century, possibly adapted from an earlier mill marked on Faden's map of 1797, on a remote stretch of the River Yare. The mill has an unusual feature in that the sails of the mill turn clockwise. All the buildings and machinery were restored 2002-5. The mill is owned by Norfolk County Council and managed by the Norfolk Windmills Trust.

Protected Status/Designation

Listed Building (II*) 1051425: POLKEYS MILL 75 METRES NORTH EAST OF SEVEN MILE HOUSE

Location

Map sheet	TG40SW
Civil Parish	REEDHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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Drainage mill marked on (S1).

Tall brick mill with skeletons of sails and cap machinery remaining.
E. Rose (NAU) 22 September 1976

Metal boat-shaped cap added for protection 1985 by NCC.
E. Rose (NAU), 24 May 1985.

Remains of wooden cap frame and fanstage; cast iron windshaft and brakewheel. Wooden upright drive shaft and scoop wheel drive. Information from Listing Grade II 1985 (S2).
Newspaper photograph (S3) in file.
E. Rose (NAU), 11 December 1985.

Listed Building upgrade to II* June 2001.

March 2003.
Restoration begun.
See (S5).
E. Rose (NLA), 28 March 2003.

Rebuilt by William T England whose name is cast into one of the scoop wheel bearings (S9).
E. Rose (NLA), 29 November 2005.

For a full description see (S11).
D. Gurney (NLA), 18 June 2008.

In addition there was within the group of buildings a brick wheel pit, intended for use with a mobile engine. This was destroyed during flood defence works in 2005 according to (S7).
(S8) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 5 July 2005.

Associated Sources (18)

--- SNF49668 Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1994. TG 4403A, B, E - M, S - U.
--- SNF99427 Designation: English Heritage. 1990-2013. English Heritage Listing Notification. Notification. DNF1185.
--- SNF8808 Fiche: Exists.
--- SNF75176 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1997. Power behind the Broads. 1 July.
--- SNF71584 Publication: Hutchinson, S.. 2003. Berney Arms Remembered.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF6047 Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.
<S10> SNF60560 Article in Serial: Allard, P.. 2005. William T. England, Yarmouth Millwright. Yarmouth Archaeology. p 22.
<S11> SNF70424 Publication: Yardy, A. (NCC). 2008. Mills of the Halvergate Marshes: Reedham Marshes & Ashtree Farm..
<S2> SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1051425.
<S3> SNF66 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1994. Monsters of the marshes are fired up. 1 February.
<S4> SNF3386 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1985. [Photograph of Reedham Hall Drainage Mill]. 23 May.
<S5> SNF48513 Article in Serial: Ward, A.. 2000. Smoke Drifting Over the Reeds.. Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Journal. Vol 6, No 5. p 88ff.
<S6> SNF51977 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2003. Work to restore mill. 27 March.
<S7> SNF54976 Article in Serial: Allard, P.. 2004. Millwright.. Yarmouth Archaeology.
<S8> SNF57733 *Verbal Communication: Bouwens, D. (NCC). 2005. [unknown].
<S9> SNF56693 Photograph: Unknown. Unknown. [unknown].

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

DRAINAGE MILL (19th Century to 21st Century - 1860 AD to 2100 AD)

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Reedham (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jul 23 2018 2:37PM