Record Details

NHER Number:4258
Type of record:Building
Name:Post medieval windmill

Summary

The remaining shell of a mid 19th century six storey brick tower mill, last used in the early 20th century.

Images

  • The shell of a 19th century brick tower mill in Great Ellingham  © Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service

Location

Grid Reference:TM 0183 9689
Map Sheet:TM09NW
Parish:GREAT ELLINGHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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

  • Listed Building

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Unpublished Document: 2008.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.

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MNO7692Related to: Windmill Long Street GREAT ELLINGHAM (Revoked)

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