NHER 8619 (Monument record) - Site of post medieval windmill

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Summary

This is the site of a post medieval windmill, shown on Bryant's map of 1826. The mill was converted to steam power, and was last used in the 1920s. The buildings were demolished in 1940.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG41SW
Civil Parish FLEGGBURGH, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

Map

Windmill (Ordnance Survey).
No trace remains.
It was marked on (S1).
Visited E. Rose (NAU) 15 November 1978.

A tower mill, shown on (S2); converted to steam and last used 1922.
Demolished 1940.
Information from source [1].
E. Rose (NAU) 2 February 1982.

See (S3), milling ceased 1924: steam was only auxiliary; top demolished 1924 and remainder 1940.
Source [1] is more likely to be correct.
E. Rose (NAU)

  • --- Map: Brown, J. T. & Manning, J.. 1838. Burgh St Margaret Tithe Map.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S2> Map: Bryant, A.. 1826. Bryant's Map of Norfolk.
  • <S3> Article in Serial: Rye, C. G. 1975. The End of the Corn Mills in the Fleggs. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXXVI Pt II pp 185-190. p 186.

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Record last edited

Nov 23 2012 2:32PM

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