Record Details

NHER Number:16363
Type of record:Monument
Name:Site of Burgh Mill, a 19th century drainage mill

Summary

A drainage mill is mapped on this site until the late 19th century.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 4888 0641
Map Sheet:TG40NE
Parish:BURGH CASTLE, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

Full description

Site of Burgh Mill (pumping).
Marked on (S1).
E. Rose (NAU) 21 July 1980.

(S2) states that it is marked on Enclosure Map 1819.
A painting of 1893 shows brick tower mill with cloth sails and scoop wheel.
E. Rose (NLA) 20 January 2000.

Monument Types

  • DRAINAGE MILL (18th Century to 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1890 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1824-1836. Ordnance Survey First Edition 1 inch..
<S2>Article in Serial: Allard, P.. 1999. Drainage of Southtown Marshes.. Yarmouth Archaeology. pp 22-6. p 23.

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