Record Details

NHER Number:1968
Type of record:Building
Name:Post medieval tower mill

Summary

This post medieval brick tower windmill survives to its full height but is missing its wooden cap. The mill was built in 1820 and last used in 1890.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 8530 3822
Map Sheet:TF83NE
Parish:NORTH CREAKE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

October 1977. Visit.
Windmill. Empty shell of brick tower mill survives to full height, minus cap.
E. Rose (NAU), 7 October 1977.

Built in 1820, last used 1890.
Information from [1].
E. Rose (NAU), 2 February 1982.

Monument Types

  • TOWER MILL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status

  • Listed Building

Sources and further reading

---Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 83 NE 37.
---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
---Website: Neville, J.. 2005. North Creake towermill. http://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/Windmills/north-creake-towermill.html. 31 May 2017.
---Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, W. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 566.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
---Newspaper Article: Lynn News. 1989. Owners hope to restore ancient mill. 11 August.

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