Record Details
| NHER Number: | 8548 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of Horsefen Drainage Mill |
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Summary
The site of a brick tower drainage mill established during the enclosure of the marshes in 1800-2. Replaced by modern electrically powered pumps.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 4086 1759 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG41NW |
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| Parish: | LUDHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
24 May 1979. Visit.
Site of drainage mill. Marked as such on map in (S1).
E. Rose (NAU), 24 May 1979.
Replaced by modern pump inside brick shed.
E. Rose (NAU).
Marked on (S2), 1836.
E. Rose (NAU).
Probably the one referred to as built by Dan England at an unknown date, it was a brick tower with Cubitts' patent sails and scoop wheel.
See (S3).
E. Rose (NAU), 16 September 1981.
Monument Types
- DRAINAGE MILL (18th Century to Mid 20th Century - 1800 AD to 1960 AD)
- PUMPING STATION (Mid 20th Century to 21st Century - 1950 AD to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| <S1> | Monograph: Smith. 1978. Drainage Windmills of the Norfolk Marshes. |
| <S2> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1824-1836. Ordnance Survey First Edition 1 inch.. |
| <S3> | Article in Serial: 1981. [unknown]. NIAS Journal. Vol III, no 1, p 37. |
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