Black Mill, Belton
| Black Mill, Belton | |
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 Black Mill, May 2008 | |
Interactive map of Black Mill, Belton | |
| Origin | |
| Mill name | Black Mill |
| Mill location | Belton, Norfolk, United Kingdom |
| Grid reference | TG 467 035 |
| Coordinates | 52°34′23″N 1°38′21″E / 52.57306°N 1.63917°E |
| Year built | 1830s |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Drainage mill |
| Type | Tower mill |
| Storeys | Three storey tower |
| No. of sails | Four |
| Type of sails | Common sails |
| Winding | Tailpole |
| Type of pump | Scoopwheel |
Black Mill is a Grade II listed drainage mill at Belton, Norfolk, United Kingdom. It was built in the 1830s and worked by wind until c.1947. The mill was conserved in the 2000s.
History
Black Mill was built in the 1830s and rebuilt in 1907. It worked by wind until c.1947, draining the Belton Marshes into the River Waveney.[1] A sketch by the Gainsborough artist Karl Wood made on 18 September 1950 shows that the mill's tailpole and scoopwheel had been removed by then.[2] The pumping machinery was updated in 1973 by the millwrights Thomas Smithdale & Sons of Acle.[1] The mill was surveyed on 5 May 1975. At that time it retained its boat shaped cap, in a derelict condition.[3] The mill was listed as Grade II on 15 July 1988.[4] The cap had gone by 1989.[1] Photographs show that the tower had been given a new roof by 2008.
Description
Black mill was a three storey tower mill with a boat shaped cap, painted green. A cast iron windshaft carried four Common sails and a clasp arm brake wheel. The mill was winded by a tailpole. It drove a scoopwheel.[3]
External links
References
- 1 2 3 Neville, Johnathan. "Belton Black Mill drainage pump". Norfolk Mills. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ Wood, Karl (18 September 1950). "Item WOOD-M1372 - Black Mill". Reading: Mills Archive Trust. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- 1 2 Smith 1978, p. 27.
- ↑ "Black Mill at TG 467035". Historic England. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
Sources
- Smith, Arthur C. (1978). Drainage Mills of the Norfolk Marshes. Stevenage: Stevenage Museum. ISBN 0 9504239 5 5.