NHER 16356 (Monument record) - Site of Red Mill, Mill Farm
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG41NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ORMESBY ST MARGARET WITH SCRATBY, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Site of wind mill marked on (S1).
E. Rose (NAU) 21 July 1980.
Known as Red Mill. A tower mill, marked by (S2), last used 1916 to 1917.
Demolished 1950.
Steam auxiliary from 1888, see (S3).
E. Rose (NAU) 23 March 1982.
The mill is known to have been in the ownership of the Trett family from the mid 1800s. Originally driven by wind, around 1907 a hot tube ignition engine was introduced which ran on paraffin. This was mounted on wheels so that it could be moved to power different machines in the mill. Some time after, a Ruston Hornsby engine was installed which could power all of the machinery at once.
The Trett family ran the mill up until 1966, when it was sold the year before the last family member's death. The mill only ran for 'a few more years' after that.
NIAS records (S4)
W. Arnold HES 11/01/11
Associated Sources (5)
- --- 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> SNF4947 Map: Bryant, A.. 1826. Bryant's Map of Norfolk.
- <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 189.
- <S4> SNF57617 Archive: NIAS. Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Records.
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Record last edited
Nov 23 2012 2:58PM