NHER 15924 (Monument record) - Site of post medieval smock mill and tower mill, Mill Street

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Summary

This windmill is marked on Bryant's map of Norfolk made in 1826. The smock mill is first recorded in documents in 1826 and was replaced by a tower mill in 1862. The tower mill was last used in 1906. The base of the tower with a corrugated iron roof remained in 1980 and is visible on Google Street View image dated September 2023.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG01SE
Civil Parish MATTISHALL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

Site of wind mill.
Marked on (S1) but not on (S2).
(S3) seems to indicate building still there then, but now apparently demolished.
E. Rose (NAU), 26 March 1980.

In fact a roofed two-storey stump remains. Marked on (S4).
Replaced by tower mill 1862. Last used 1908.
E. Rose (NAU), 22 March 1982.

(S5) records as a smock mill first recorded in 1826.
M. Dennis (NLA) 15 June 2006.

February 2026. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
The tower mill base is visible on Google Street View image dated September 2023 (S6).
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 17 February 2026

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1805-1836. Ordnance Survey Map. One inch to the mile. First Edition.
  • <S2> Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.
  • <S3> Map: Ordnance Survey, First Edition, 6 Inch. 1879-1886. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 6 inch map..
  • <S4> Map: Bryant, A.. 1826. Bryant's Map of Norfolk.
  • <S5> Website: Neville, J.. 2004. Mattishall Mill Street towermill. http://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/Windmills/mattishall-mill-st-towermill.html. 31 May 2017.
  • <S6> Photograph: Google Earth. 2011-2025. Google Earth Pro Street View. Digital. Accessed 18-FEB-2026.

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Record last edited

Feb 18 2026 2:51PM

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