Record Details
| NHER Number: | 4258 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Post medieval windmill |
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Summary
The remaining shell of a mid 19th century six storey brick tower mill, last used in the early 20th century.
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Location
| Grid Reference: | TM 0183 9689 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM09NW |
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| Parish: | GREAT ELLINGHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
15 October 1975. Visited.
Windmill. Shell of brick tower mill standing in garden.
E. Rose (NAU), 1 July 1975.
Built 1849, last worked by wind 1916, oil engine until 1922. Information from [1].
E. Rose (NAU).
November 1983. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description:
Tower Mill. Mid 19th century. Brick. Has six storeys; only curb track, upright shaft and shell remains.
Information from (S1).
E. Rose (NAU).
Plans and proposals (S2) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 1 December 2003.
June 2008.
Proposed conversion of the tower into one dwelling and construction of a wood-clad extension.
See (S3) for further information
H. White (NLA) 12 December 2008
April 2010.
The mill has been converted into a residential dwelling. The mill tower is said to date from 1849 and originally had five storeys, a boat-chaped cap and was 53 feet high.
See (S4) for details,
H. White, (NLA), 22 April 2010
Monument Types
- WINDMILL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Designation: Listed Building Consent. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2008. Dream Home Could Soon Become a Reality. 31 July. |
| --- | Photograph: Gt Ellingham, Corn Mill. Print. |
| --- | Photograph: Windmill, Great Ellingham. Print. |
| --- | Photograph: 1940. Photograph of Great Ellingham, windmill. Great Ellingham. Black & white. |
| <S1> | Designation: English Heritage. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1277961. |
| <S2> | Illustration: Various. Various. Architectural plans. |
| <S3> | Unpublished Document: 2008. Design and Access Statement. Mill Tower, Great Ellingham. |
| <S4> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2010. It's been a mighty hard grind, but at last we're nearly there. 3 April. |
Related records
| MNO7692 | Related to: Windmill Long Street GREAT ELLINGHAM (Revoked) |
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