Record Details
| NHER Number: | 8603 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Upton Black Drainage Mill |
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Summary
This structure was originally built as a wind operated drainage mill. Today the black tarred red brick tower and the cap remain, along with the windshaft and fantail cradle. It is likely to date to around 1800, though from around 1950 it has been in use as a house. It was replaced by a later brick pump house which contained a steam engine, and in 1932 was converted to a Ruston and Hornsby diesel engine. In 1973 this in turn was replaced by an electric pump housed in a wooden outhouse.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 4047 1409 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG41SW |
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| Parish: | UPTON WITH FISHLEY, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Drainage mill. Complete tower and cap, but sails missing.
E. Rose (NAU), 29 May 1978.
Upton Mill on (S1).
October 1981.
Boat shaped cap with windshaft and fantail cradle. Tower bulbous at base, upper section straight. Of brick, tarred over, dated 1800. Replaced by later brick pump house, itself now replaced by small pump in wooden annexe.
E. Rose (NAU), 10 October 1981.
Used as house from around 1950. Has full works remaining including a rare iron drive pole.
Information from S. Earl (North Norfolk District Council).
E. Rose (NAU).
The brick pump house contained a steam engine; in 1932 a Ruston and Hornsby diesel engine was installed, which remains. The wooden shed houses an electric pump of 1973.
E. Rose (NLA), 8 March 1996.
Photos and (S1) in file.
Said to have been rebuilt by William T. England around 1890. (S3).
E. Rose (NLA), 29 November 2005.
Monument Types
- DRAINAGE MILL (18th Century to 21st Century - 1800 AD? to 2100 AD)
- HOUSE (18th Century to 21st Century - 1800 AD? to 2100 AD)
- PUMPING STATION (18th Century to 21st Century - 1800 AD? to 2100 AD)
- ENGINE HOUSE (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1901 AD? to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
- Listed Building
- Listed Building
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1994. TG4014/A - D. |
| --- | 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 705. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Photograph: CQX 13. |
| --- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1984. Grant is suggested for old windpump. 3 March. |
| --- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1996. Pump house holidays idea. 7 March. |
| --- | Designation: English Heritage. 1990-2013. English Heritage Listing Notification. Notification. DNF1972. |
| <S1> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1836. 1st edition OS. |
| <S3> | Article in Serial: Allard, P.. 2005. William T. England, Yarmouth Millwright. Yarmouth Archaeology. p 22. |
Related records
| 46115 | Parent of: Marshman's Cottage, attached outbuilding and garden wall (Building) |
| MNO10762 | Related to: Engine house immediately SE of Black Mill UPTON WITH FISHLEY (Revoked) |
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