NHER 8557 (Building record) - Gunton Sawmill, Hanworth
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
Location
| Map sheet | TG23SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HANWORTH, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Unique water driven thatched mill with corn mill added upstairs, surveyed by NIAS.
On (S1). Also steam engine base.
E. Rose (NAU)
(S2) mentions a hydraulic ram here to pump water to house.
E. Rose (NAU) 31 October 1988.
(S3) (pre 1992) as large rolled plans.
E. Rose (NAU)
NIAS records:
This sawmill is unique in Norfolk as it was powered by water. Originally it was powered by 2 waterwheels, however one was dismantled to repair the other. Likely constructed around 1823-4 it worked until the 1950s and it was slated for demolition in 1976, whereupon negotiation with the Norfolk Windmill Trust and NIAS saved the mill and eventually restored it by 1980. It is now open to the public for demonstration by NIAS members. See files for elevations, plans, working diagrams and extensive photographic record pre and post restoration.
See (S4)
W. Arnold (HES), 02 Febuary 2011
Gunton Sawmill has received funding which will go toward the refurbishment of the mill, this work will include re-thatching of the roof, repainting of the exterior and the re-rendering of the mill race.
See (S5) for further information.
M. Langham-Lopez (HES), 18 April 2013.
Associated Sources (18)
- --- SNF8805 *Rolled Plan: Large Plan Exists.
- --- SNF8808 Fiche: Exists.
- --- SNF58263 Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 536.
- --- SNF432 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1979-1988. [Articles on the restoration work undertaken at Gunton Sawmill].
- --- SNF60884 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1990-1992. [Articles on the cutting rafters at Gunton Sawmill for the restoration project at Dairy Farm Barn].
- --- SNF60886 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1995. A cut above the rest. 20 April.
- --- SNF83326 Photograph: 1992. Photograhs of Gunton Sawmill and culvert, Gunton Park, Hanworth. Black & white, and Colour.
- --- SNF83020 Photograph: Gunton Sawmill Open Day. Print.
- --- SNF83328 Photograph: Photographs of Gunton Sawmill, before and after, Hanworth. black & white, Colour.
- --- SNF60882 Publication: The Norfolk Windmills Trust. 1991. Gunton Park Sawmill.
- --- 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 23 SW 6.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF49461 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1805-1836. Ordnance Survey Map. One inch to the mile. First Edition.
- <S2> SNF6864 Article in Serial: Manning, M. & Durst, D.. 1988. Gunton Sawmill.. NIAS Journal. Vol 4, no 3, p 65. p 65.
- <S3> SNF49212 Drawing: Various. Various. Architectural plans.
- <S4> SNF57617 Archive: NIAS. Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Records.
- <S5> SNF89098 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2013. Lottery cash has provided a new boost for a saw point. 17 April.
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Record last edited
Nov 29 2017 1:22PM