Record Details
| NHER Number: | 10358 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Hardley Drainage Mill |
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Summary
This restored drainage mill was built in 1874 by Englands of Ludham. The mill has an internal turbine pump.
Images - none
Location
Full description
Restored drainage windmill originally built by Englands of Ludham and dated 1874 which replaced another Hardley Mill to the south (NHER 15946). The mill last worked in the 1950s when its turbine was powered by tractors.
A. Yardy (HES), 21 November 2011.
Important machinery remains in this brick tower mill, though boat-shaped cap almost gone and windshaft stolen. Complete turbine remains inside, upright shaft and half the crown wheel. Remains of belt and shaft hole to steam or diesel engine later attached.
Outline permission for conversion to house.
Information from Norfolk County Council.
E. Rose (NAU), 9 September 1983.
September 1987. Listed, Grade II.
Dated 1874 TWBPB. Upright shaft is of wood. Cast iron wallower and spur wheel also remain.
Information from (S2).
E. Rose (NAU), 22 July 1986.
April 2009.
Mill restored to working order.
See (S3) for further details
H. White (NLA), 20 April 2009
Monument Types
- DRAINAGE MILL (Post Medieval to Cold War - 1874 AD to 1953 AD?)
- TOWER MILL (Post Medieval to Modern - 1874 AD to 2050 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Illustration: Various. Various. Architectural plans. |
| --- | Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1994. TG 3802A - E. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1983. [Articles on the proposed restoration of Hardley Drainage Mill]. |
| --- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1996-2001. [Articles on the restoration of Hardley Drainage Mill]. |
| --- | Leaflet: Hardley Windmill.. |
| --- | Photograph: Hardley Windpump. Print. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S2> | Designation: English Heritage. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1306548. |
| <S3> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2009. Labour of love ends in moment of glory. 18 April. |
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