NHER 15545 (Monument record) - Site of post medieval post mill and tower mill
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG41NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MARTHAM, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Site of Martham wind mill.
Marked on (S1).
E. Rose (NAU), 18 December 1979.
Another mill had appeared by 1836, see (S2).
Post mill, there before 1786, demolished in 1853.
Despite not being on (S1), this second mill was a tower mill built in 1789 and last used 1912, informant [1].
E. Rose (NAU) 22 March 1982.
(S3) has a slightly different account; states post mill burnt about 1786 and replaced by tower mill, and round house of post mill then used as store, which was demolished 1853. Tower mill had three pairs of stones and unusually a round house. Steam engine by 1886. Demolished 1913.
E. Rose (NAU), 6 July 1984.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF4947 Map: Bryant, A.. 1826. Bryant's Map of Norfolk.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF6047 Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.
- <S2> SNF49461 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1805-1836. Ordnance Survey Map. One inch to the mile. First Edition.
- <S3> SNF2511 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 188.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
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Record last edited
Nov 23 2012 2:56PM