NHER 14668 (Monument record) - Remains of a skeleton drainage mill, south of Ludham Bridge

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Summary

Remains of a late 19th century skeleton drainage mill. The lower part of the mill survives as the turbine was later adapted to be belt driven by a tractor or similar.

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Map sheet	TG31NE
Civil Parish	HORNING, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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March 1979. Visit.
Site of Jay's Mill
Only an overgrown mound remains.
E. Rose (NAU), 16 March 1979.

See (S1) in May 1977 he photographed four brick supports and iron wheel above pumphole. These have either been removed, or become so overgrown they are incorporated in the mound.

(S2) drawing confirms as trestle or skeleton mill at that time complete.
E. Rose (NAU), 6 September 1983.

6 July 1994. NLA air photography.
Structure of mill visible but overgrown.
M. Brennand (NLA), 13 March 2001.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF49015 Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1994. TG3716/P, Q.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF8278 Monograph: Smith. 1978. Drainage windmills of the Norfolk marshes: a contemporary survey.
<S2> SNF7032 Publication: Maxwell, D.. 1925. Unknown Norfolk. p 69. 2.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

DRAINAGE MILL (19th Century to 21st Century - 1897 AD to 2100 AD)

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Horning (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Sep 23 2013 12:21PM