Thrigby Windmill
| Thrigby Windmill | |
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Norfolk | |
|---|---|
 Thrigby Post Windmill | |
| Type: | Windmill |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TG46821207 |
| Location: | 52°39’7"N, 1°39’51"E |
| Village: | Thrigby |
| History | |
| Address: | Mill Road |
| Built c. 1790s | |
| Windmill | |
| Information | |
Thrigby Post Windmill is a post mill which stands amongst the Norfolk Broads, in the south-east of the county, near Thrigby (on the south side of Mill Lane, less than a mile east of the village). It is to the north of the River Bure, Breydon Water and the Halvergate Marshes.
Description
Thrigby Windmill was built in about 1790 by Robert Woolmer who was the owner of nearby Thrigby Hall, to grind wheat produced on the Thrigby estate. The mill has a two-foot-square oak main post that rises vertically through the round house roof and carries the weatherboard clad body or "buck" of the mill, which contains all the machinery. The post mill was able to be turned on the centre post to bring the sails into the wind. The mill has four common sails and is built over a brick roundhouse which created a covered storage area and protecting the trestle from the weather.
History
The windmill can be clearly seen on the 1797 map of the area produced by Faden. The last miller of Thrigby was Alfred Hood who was also a local farmer. He ran the mill until 1889 when the mill ceased working. In 1892 the wooden structure of the mill was found to be infested with death watch beetle and was then dismantled leaving only the brick roundhouse.[1] In 1981, almost one hundred years after the mill ceased working, the mill was bought by Nick Prior who set about its restoration.[1] The roundhouse was repaired and the mill rebuilt and has become one of only three post mills remaining in Norfolk: the others are Garboldisham Windmill[2] between Thetford and Diss and another which is being built at South Walsham.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Thrigby Mill History and timeline
- ↑ The Norfolk Windmill Trust, Windmills to Visit Guide. 3rd Edition 1982. Page 24, The Morris Printing Co Ltd 57-61 Pitt Street Norwich, Description & Location Details