NHER 15954 (Building record) - Post medieval tower mill
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Summary
This windmill was first marked on maps in the late 1800s. It was built as a post mill and then rebuilt as a tower mill in 1856. It was last worked by wind in 1932. It has five storeys with original windows and some internal machinery.
Protected Status/Designation
Location
| Map sheet | TF90SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CARBROOKE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Wind mill.
First marked on (S1).
Post mill, rebuilt as tower 1856. Last worked by wind 1932, but engine 1943.
(S2) in 1983 says with datestone and RD for Richard Dewing Cap frame and windshaft removed; machinery from wallower and sack hoist to stones and vats intact. Five floors, original windows at intervals.
E. Rose (NAU), 6 June 1983.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF11878 Aerial Photograph: TF9500 A-C.
- --- SNF8808 Fiche: Exists.
- --- SNF7576 Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 240.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF49461 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1805-1836. Ordnance Survey Map. One inch to the mile. First Edition.
- <S2> SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1172190.
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Record last edited
Dec 21 2017 4:15PM