NHER 13249 (Building record) - Swanton Morley post mill
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG01NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SWANTON MORLEY, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Wind mill. Post mill, destroyed 1906.
Base was used as a store in 1926 - still present 1982.
Information from NCM Bolingbroke Collection.
On Faden's map (S1).
Press cuttings (S2) in file.
September 2008.
Site has been used as a bakery for 363 years. A giant brick and iron oven was specially built in 1951. The bakery closed in September 2008. The mill store is likely to be demolished, and the bakery buildings are to be converted into residential dwellings.
See (S3) for further details
H. White, (NLA), 15 October 2009
Associated Sources (5)
- --- 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.
- <S2> SNF67766 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2000. [Article and letter to the editor on the history of Swanton Morley Mill].
- <S3> SNF72315 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2008-2009. [Articles on the closure of Swanton Morley bakery].
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Record last edited
May 30 2017 2:10PM