NHER 15675 (Monument record) - Site of Market Windmill or North Middle Mill

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Summary

This is the site of a post mill shown on a map of 1588. The last mill on the site was demolished in the mid 19th century.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG50NW
Civil Parish	GREAT YARMOUTH, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

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Corner of Princes Road and Nelson Road North.
Site of Market Windmill.
Also known as North Middle Mill.
Of probably 16th century date.
Licence to install an automatic fantail run given in 1769. Pulled down in about 1850.
See (S1).
E. Rose (NAU) 28 January 1980.

The mill is marked on (S2); was last used 1846, and was sold 'to be removed' April 1854.
Post mill.
Went to site NHER 15669?
E. Rose (NAU) 26 March 1982.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF8048 Article in Serial: Rye, C. G. 1970. Yarmouth Windmills on the Denes. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXXV Pt I pp 148-151. p 150.
<S2> SNF59519 Map: 1588. Map of Great Yarmouth.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (1)

BELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Nov 22 2012 3:21PM