2011

TF8600 : Mill and pump house, Little Cressingham

taken 13 years ago, near to Little Cressingham, Norfolk, England

Mill and pump house, Little Cressingham
Mill and pump house, Little Cressingham
This mill used to be a rare combination of a wind and watermill working together. (The Burnham Overy Union mills are the only other example of such a set-up in Norfolk.)

The towermill is built from pale grey brick and it is 15.20 metres (50 ft) high. The six-storey tower was built in about 1821 and had four patent sails, each with eight bays of three shutters and a boat-shaped cap with a petticoat, gallery and a six-bladed fantail. A wooden reefing stage can be seen surrounding the third floor. This used to be the meal floor and contained the stop-chamfered lower section of the upright shaft. In addition to wind-power, some of the stones were water-powered. In 1916 the sails were damaged beyond repair and they were removed in about 1920. The cap, stage and top machinery were removed in the 1940s, with the cap being replaced by a flat concrete roof. In about 1972 the millpond and part of the river that had been bypassed with a new channel, were filled in and in 1975 the outbuildings - they were constructed of clay lump and flint - were demolished. In the summer of 1981 the mill passed into the care of the Norfolk Windmills Trust.

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TF8600, 68 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Evelyn Simak   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 31 January, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 31 January, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TF 8698 0025 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:34.0760N 0:45.4476E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TF 8694 0022
View Direction
Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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