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. Field Observation.
Visited by E. Rose (NAU).
Windmill. Empty shell of brick tower mill survives to full height, minus cap.
Compiled by E. Rose (NAU), 7 October 1977. Information from record card (S1).
P. Watkins (HES), 14 January 2024.

Built in 1820, last used 1890.
Details from [1].
Compiled by E. Rose (NAU), 2 February 1982. Information from record card (S1).
P. Watkins (HES), 14 January 2024.

April 1985. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description excerpt:
"Towermill. Early 19th century. Header bond red brick. Three storeys, circular on plan, diminutive size explained by elevated position. East side has two brick cambered arched openings, lower with two-light casement, upper with boarded door. Survives to cornice height, roofless."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
P. Watkins (HES), 14 January 2024.

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.
---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, B. 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.
<S1>Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S2>Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1077817.

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