NHER 7213 (Monument record) - Post-medieval windmill
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Summary
A post-medieval tower mill, built in about 1820. It burnt down in 1912. The brick tower remains, but is derelict.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG02SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FOULSHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
4th December 1980. Visit.
Windmill. Built in about 1820. It had Cubitt's patent sails (tower mill).
Burnt down 1912.
Now the brick tower remains, derelict; wide for its height, about three storeys high. It has a conical metal cap, put on since the fire. Fenced off and not closely accessible.
E. Rose (NAU), 4 December 1980.
Photograph of 1912 reproduced in (S1).
Copy in file.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF75804 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2010. Now for something completely different. 23 July.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 02 SW M [2].
- <S1> SNF47355 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1999. [Article on the fire at Foulsham mill]. 8 October.
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Record last edited
May 19 2016 12:24PM