NHER 14523 (Monument record) - Site of post medieval windmill

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Summary

A windmill was situated just south of the surviving granary as indicated on the Ordnance Survey 6 inch map of 1891. This was a tower mill of 1827 which replaced a Post mill. It was demolished in 1896.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF60NE
Civil Parish SHOULDHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

Site of wind mill, marked on Faden's map 1797 (S1) as Fincham Windmill, though just over modern parish boundary.
E. Rose (NAU) 1978.

There is a possible very slight rise at this point in the field as if of a ploughed out millmound.
E. Rose (NAU) 7 August 1980.

Marked on (S2). Replaced by a tower mill in 1827.
Demolished 1896 according to informant.
E. Rose (NAU) 23 March 1982.
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Marked on first edition Ordnance Survey. For full history see (S3)
S. Heywood (HES) 2 October 2013

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.
  • <S2> Map: Bowen, E.. 1749. A Map of the County of Norfolk.
  • <S3> Website: Neville, J.. 2007. Shouldham Mill Farm towermill. http://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/Windmills/shouldham-mill-farm-towermill.html. 31 May 2017.

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Record last edited

May 31 2017 3:53PM

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