Record Details
NHER Number: | 8392 |
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Type of record: | Building |
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Name: | Heigham Holmes Drainage Mill |
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Summary
A four storey brick tower drainage windmill.
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Location
Grid Reference: | TG 4496 2023 |
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Map Sheet: | TG42SW |
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Parish: | POTTER HEIGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
'Drainage pumps' marked on (S1).
E. Rose (NAU).
Listing grade II* 1986 states:
Heigham Holmes windpump. Mid 19th century. Tapering brick circular four storey tower. Opposing doors, one window on first and second floors. Two stocks, two clamps and remains of eight bay patent sails and striking gear. Cap frame, worm hangars and worm. Complete set of track and centering wheels, track and rack. Remains of fanstage, fan tackle and fan, Y-wheel and carrier. Cast iron windshaft. Two section square timber upright shaft with chamfered edges. Cast iron crownwheel. Bevel wheel to cast iron horizontal shaft. Internal turbine in casing. See (S2).
E. Rose (NAU), 4 November 1986.
Monument Types
- DRAINAGE MILL (18th Century to World War Two - 1800 AD? to 1940 AD?)
- TOWER MILL (18th Century to 21st Century - 1800 AD? to 2100 AD)
- WINDMILL (18th Century to World War Two - 1800 AD? to 1940 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
--- | Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1994. TG4420/A - E. |
--- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
--- | Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 641. |
<S1> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1824-1836. Ordnance Survey First Edition 1 inch.. |
<S2> | Designation: English Heritage. National Heritage List for England. |
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MNO3765 | Related to: Heigham Holmes Windpump POTTER HEIGHAM (Revoked) |
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