Record Details

NHER Number:15976
Type of record:Monument
Name:Site of Field Lane Mill

Summary

The site of a 19th century tower mill, marked on a map of 1838. The mill was last used in 1896, and was dismantled in about 1930 after being struck by lightning. No trace of it remains today.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TM 238 937
Map Sheet:TM29SW
Parish:HEMPNALL, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

Site of wind mill.
Marked on (S1),1838.
E. Rose (NAU), 28 March 1980.

Field Lane Mill. Tower mill, last used 1896 and dismantled in about 1930 after being struck by lightning.
See file for further details. Information in file is from [1].
E. Rose (NAU), 4 February 1985.

Monument Types

  • WINDMILL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1824-1836. Ordnance Survey First Edition 1 inch..

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