Six Mile House Mill, Chedgrave
| Six Mile House Mill, Chedgrave | |
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 Six Mile House Mill, May 2008 | |
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| Origin | |
| Mill name | Six Mile House Mill |
| Mill location | Chedgrave, Norfolk, United Kingdom |
| Grid reference | TG 4521 0340 |
| Coordinates | 52°34′23″N 1°37′04″E / 52.57306°N 1.61778°E |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Drainage mill |
| Type | Tower mill |
| Storeys | Four storeys |
| No. of sails | Four |
| Type of sails | Common sails |
| Windshaft | Cast iron |
| Winding | Tailpole |
| Type of pump | Scoopwheel |
Six Mile House, Chedgrave Detached or Hewitt's Mill is a Grade II listed tower mill at Chedgrave, Norfolk, United Kingdom. A drainage mill, it survives in a derelict condition with most of its machinery.
History
Six Mile House Mill, also known as Chedgrave Detached Mill and Hewitt's Mill, may have been standing in the 1820s.[1] It was rebuilt in the 1870s.[2] The mill was listed Grade II on 22 February 1988.[3] Flood alleviation work in the 2000s left the mill isolated in a pond. It was sold in June 2022 to Karl Phillips, who stated his intent was to fully restore the mill.[1]
Description
Six Mile House Mill is a four storey tower mill.[3] It had a boat shape cap which was winded by tailpole. Four Common sails were carried on a cast iron windshaft. The wooden brake wheel was of clasp arm construction.[1] The brake wheel drove a cast iron wallower at the top of the wooden upright shaft.[3] The mill drove a scoopwheel.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Neville, Jonathan. "Haddiscoe Six Mile House drainage pump River Yare". Norfolk Mills. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
- ↑ Smith 1990, p. 53.
- 1 2 3 "Six Mile House". Historic England. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
Sources
- Smith, Arthur C. (1990). Drainage Windmills of the Norfolk Marshes. Stevenage: Arthur C. Smith. ISBN 0 9515766 0 7.