NHER 8026 (Building record) - Mill Farm, site of post medieval watermill
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
Location
| Map sheet | TG21NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HORSHAM ST FAITH AND NEWTON ST FAITH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Site of demolished watermill.
Mill House, still standing, consists of three basic elements, all of which contain reused medieval masonry presumably from the priory (NHER 8005). Two sections are probably late 16th century in date, one with a magnificent roof; the third section was added probably around 1620 when the adjoining section was reroofed.
A major refacing took place around 1690 when ornate barn, now demolished, was added. About 1820 the building was altered and refenestrated, and other alterations took place 1890.
See full report (S1) and newspaper cutting (S2) in file.
E. Rose (NAU), May 1996.
Local legend has associated the barn with the site of a medieval monastic hospital (NHER 17884).
See [1].
E. Rose (NAU), 30 September 1991.
March 2006.
The watermill appears on a map dating to 1797 (S3) and was demolished during the 1930s.
The barn built about 1690 was demolished between 1977 and 1994.
Information from (S1).
D. Robertson (NLA), 22 March 2006.
Associated Sources (10)
- --- SNF49212 Drawing: Various. Various. Architectural plans.
- --- SNF62179 Illustration: Remains of Hospital of Knights Templar's. Horsham St Faith, Norfolk.
- --- SNF58263 Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 568.
- --- SNF10113 Photograph: 1996. HJP 1-9 Mill House, Horsham St Faith and Newton St Faith.
- --- 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 21 NW 15.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF53924 Unpublished Document: Rose, E. (NLA). 1996. Building Report.. Building Report.
- <S2> SNF2969 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1995. Mill Farmhouse in need of love. 3 November.
- <S3> SNF6047 Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (8)
- OUTBUILDING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CHAPEL? (Medieval to Cold War - 1066 AD to 1992 AD)
- MILL POND (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WATERMILL (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD? to 1930 AD?)
- FARMHOUSE (17th Century to 21st Century - 1650 AD? to 2100 AD)
- HOUSE (17th Century to 21st Century - 1650 AD? to 2100 AD)
- (Former Type) MILL HOUSE (17th Century to 21st Century - 1650 AD? to 2100 AD)
- BARN (Late 17th century to 1994, 17th Century to Late 20th Century - 1675 AD? to 1994 AD?)
Object Types (1)
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Related NHER Records (3)
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Record last edited
Jul 20 2016 12:56PM