NHER 9610 (Monument record) - Site of watermill, Trowse Millgate

Watermill. This has been demolished, and only the arches remain under a printing works.
Compiled by E. Rose (NAU), 8 May 1976.

It had been burnt down in 1792 and rebuilt.

The north section is officially within Norwich city but just outside the 'green line'. Here is the remaining millers house, listed grade II and described in 1986 revision as 17th century core extended 18th and 19th century. Two sections, one flint and brick rubble below brickwork; the other red brick. Straight joins in façade and rear wall do not align. Brick quoins in side wall mark probable extent of 17th century work. Main section has brick inscribed AB 1795 beside back door, and stone inscribed DB in façade by straight join.
Compiled by E. Rose (NAU), 20 May 1986.

Press cutting (S1) in file.

July 2000. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of groundworks for a driveway. Contexts 100-130.
Recorded post holes from 16th- and 18th-century buildings.
See report (S2) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S3).
Compiled by D. Gurney (NLA), 30 November 2000.

New housing now constructed on arches of mill.
Compiled by E. Rose (NLA), 27 November 2000.

October 2001. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of further demolition and building works. Contexts 150-152 used.
The edge of one possible archaeological feature was revealed, but it was not of great antiquity.
Negative site.
See report (S4) for further details.
J. Allen (NLA), 31 October 2001.

The rebuilt mill was one of the largest in the county and included a steam engine. It was demolished in 1967. Photographs in file show two attached ranges, one of brick, one weatherboarded.
E. Rose (NLA), 19 March 2004.

For a description of the mill when working see (S5).
E. Rose (NLA), 25 April 2005.