NHER 14225 (Monument record) - Site of post medieval mill

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Summary

A post medieval tower mill, that was in use until 1875.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG41SW
Civil Parish FLEGGBURGH, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

Map

Disused wind mill marked on this site on (S1).

Visited by E. Rose (NAU) 31 January 1979.
When present owners took over farm a circular pit was all that remained of the mill; it is now grassed over.
Stones are said to remain in a rockery, but covered with snow at time of visit.
Marked as Burgh Mill on (S2).

Tower mill, wrecked in gale November 1875.
Information from source [1].
E. Rose (NAU) 2 February 1982.

Called Old Burgh Mill in 1866; said to have been converted to house and demolished in about 1914.
See (S3).

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-1907. Ordnance Survey Map. 25 inch to the mile. Second Edition. 1:2500.
  • <S2> Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.
  • <S3> Article in Serial: Rye, C. G. 1975. The End of the Corn Mills in the Fleggs. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXXVI Pt II pp 185-190. p 186.
  • ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Nov 23 2012 2:56PM

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