NHER 6858 (Monument record) - Site of post medieval windmill

Site of windmill (on 1923 6 inch map) and Faden (S1), 1797.
E. Rose (NAU).

A windmill in North Walsham was damaged by fire in 1896. Which is not specified but perhaps NHER 13282 is the most probable as a reference to it in 1896 is mentioned.
See press cutting in file for NHER 13282.
E. Rose (NLA), 20 March 1996.

See also NIAS records (S2)
W. Arnold (HES) 22 December 2010.

June 2017. Aerial Imagery Interpretation.
Assessment of aerial imagery along proposed route of onshore cable for Norfolk Vanguard and Boreas Offshore Wind Farms.
This study identified no evidence for surviving remains associated with this windmill.
Information from draft report. See NHER 36505 for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 15 October 2024.

October 2017-March 2018. Geophysical Survey.
Magnetometer survey of site on proposed route of onshore cable for Norfolk Vanguard and Boreas Offshore Wind Farms.
This survey identified a concentration of discrete anomalies in the vicinity of the site of this windmill. These are though only regarded as being of undetermined origin and don't necessarily represent archaeologically-significant feature. There was no evidence for surviving remains associated with the windmill itself.
Information from draft report. See NHER 65841 for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 15 October 2024.

October 2020-June 2021. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of site on proposed route of onshore cable for Norfolk Vanguard and Boreas Offshore Wind Farms.
Two trenches exacted close to the site of this windmill uncovered no associated remains. The group of discrete geophysical anomalies at this location were shown to be of natural origin
Information from draft report. Final version awaited.
P. Watkins (HES), 15 October 2024. See NHER 65841 for further details.