NHER 11812 (Building record) - Old Buckenham Mill

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Summary

This broad brick tower mill is the widest tower windmill in Britain. It was built in 1818 and had the largest boat-shaped cap of any mill. It ceased wind working in 1926. It was burnt by lightning in 1969 and was restored in the 1990s. It still contains much machinery and some of the grinding stones.

Protected Status/Designation

Listed Building (II*) 1342467: WINDMILL

Location

Map sheet	TM09SE
Civil Parish	OLD BUCKENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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18 November 1976. Visit.
Wind mill. Broad brick tower mill.
When (S1) visited this it had cap, sails and gearing, but today it has lost all of these, though the tower has been reroofed.
E. Rose (NAU), 18 November 1976.

It was burnt by lightning in 1969. It was built in 1818 and had the largest boat-shaped cap of any mill. It ceased wind working in 1926.
E. Rose (NAU), 29 January 1982.

Largest diameter tower mill in Britain.
Many stones and machinery remains.
Information from (S2)

Sails restored 1996.

27 July 2011. Planning Application.
Removal of the stocks & sails from the mill & replace with new sails & repair or replace the stocks.
See (S4).
Z. Dack (HES), 22 September 2011.

Associated Sources (20)

--- SNF8805 *Rolled Plan: Large Plan Exists.
--- SNF99427 Designation: English Heritage. 1990-2013. English Heritage Listing Notification. Notification. DNF3267.
--- SNF49212 Drawing: Various. Various. Architectural plans. Large Rolled Plan.
--- SNF8808 Fiche: Exists.
--- SNF7576 Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 579.
--- SNF3273 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1976. Windmill at Old Buckenham gets new cap. 21 October.
--- SNF421 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1988. [Articles on the proposed restoration at Old Buckenham Mill].
--- SNF63334 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1993-1996. [Articles on the restoration of Old Buckenham Mill].
--- SNF63342 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1993. Post-war days down on the farm. 31 August.
--- SNF63338 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1997. [Articles on the events held at Old Buckenham Mill].
--- SNF85354 Photograph: 1946. Photograph of Old Buckenham tower mill, Old Buckenham. Black & white.
--- SNF85353 Photograph: 1957. Photograph of Old Buckenham tower mill, internal machinery, Old Buckenham. Black & white.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TM 09 SE 19.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF56574 Unpublished Document: Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society. Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Survey. Fiche.
--- SNF63333 Website: Neville, J.. 2005. Old Buckenham towermill. http://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/Windmills/old-buckenham-towermill.html. 25 June 2010.
<S1> SNF7580 Monograph: Pevsner, N. 1962. North-West and South Norfolk. The Buildings of England. 1st Edition. p 278.
<S2> SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England.
<S3> SNF80553 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2011. Sails lost to the ravages of the elements and time. 11 May.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

TOWER MILL (19th Century to 21st Century - 1818 AD to 2100 AD)

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Old Buckenham (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Nov 27 2018 3:46PM