NHER 15002 (Building record) - Mill House (site of former watermill/flour mill)

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Summary

The Ordnance Survey marks a watermill at this location, whilst Faden’s map of 1797 indicates a flour mill once stood here. The mill has been demolished, but Mill House dating to around 1800 survives and is a grade II listed building.

Protected Status/Designation

Location

Map sheet TF71SE
Civil Parish WESTACRE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

October 1951. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description:
Mill House. c.1800. Red brick, red pantiled roof. 3 storeys, 5 bays. 4 ground and 5 first floor arched wooden framed plate glass sashes with single glazing bars division. 5 second floor straight headed plate glass sashes with single glazing bar division. Central pedimented doorcase and panelled door. First floor plat-band. Parapet, gables, and 3 bays to east and details replaced after fire c.1959. Double pile wings at south. Return at south-west has coursed, squared carstone blocks, smut and red pantiles. 2 storeys, 3 bays. 2 ground and 3 first floor sashes with glazing bars, brick rustication and flat arches. Central wooden doorcase, fluted arched surround, 6 panel raised and fielded door with glazing bar fanlight. Second pile at east rebuilt.
Information from (S1).

Watermill (on Ordnance Survey).
Marked on Faden's map 1797 as flour mill.
E. Rose (NAU) 1 June 1979.

Mill has been demolished, but Mill House of around 1800, part rebuilt, survives and is listed grade II - not clear from description if the house is of archaeological interest.
E. Rose (NAU) 24 February 1986.

Press cutting (S3) in file.

  • --- Publication: The Nar Valley Group of Parishes. 2007. Voices of the Nar - celebrating a decade in the life of the Nar valley group of parishes. Mill House, Westacre.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Slide: Ashley, H.. 1953. West Acre.
  • <S1> Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1171823.
  • <S2> Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.
  • <S3> Newspaper Article: Lynn News. 1990. [Photograph of former mill, taken around 1950]. 20 November.

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Record last edited

Mar 22 2022 2:41PM

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