Great Ellingham Windmill
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Great Ellingham Windmill is a Grade II listed tower mill
in Great Ellingham
, Norfolk
, England
which has been converted to residential accommodation.
on 2 April 1849 at the Crown Inn, Great Ellingham. It was not sold and advertised for sale or to let in July 1849. The mill then had Common sails and drove a single pair of millstone
s. It was then five storeys tall. The mill was sold in 1854 to Samuel Le Grice. The mill was raised by a storey at an unknown date, and fitted with Patent sails. The mill was advertised to let in February 1869. The mill house and bakery burnt down c1900. Samuel Le Grice died on 26 September 1906 and the mill passed to his brother Charles Le Grice. He sold the mill to his son Samuel Le Grice on 11 October 1906. The mill was sold to Josiah Carter on 26 October 1906. The mill was working by wind in 1916 and by an oil engine
in 1922, but had closed down by 1926.
Josiah Carter died on 17 June 1927. The mill was sold to Eric Chilvers on 4 April 1930. The sails had been removed by 1932. The mill was sold to Felix Bowman on 24 November 1941. In 1946 it was leased to Cyril Scase, a baker from Chevington, Suffolk
. Scase bought the mill on 23 June 1950. The mill was used as part of a bakery until the 1970s. On 9 June 1977, the mill was sold to a Mr Allen, who conveyed it on 25 July 1979 to Robert Hall. The mill was listed on 16 November 1983. It was sold to Michael May in 1984. In 2006, Breckland District Council
granted planning permission
to convert the mill to residential use, with an extension at ground floor level. The mill was placed on Norfolk County Council's Buildings at Risk Register in 2007 A revised scheme was submitted to the council in 2008.
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Tower mill
A tower mill is a type of windmill which consists of a brick or stone tower, on top of which sits a roof or cap which can be turned to bring the sails into the wind....
in Great Ellingham
Great Ellingham
Great Ellingham is a village situated in the Breckland District of Norfolk and covers an area of 1114 hectares with a population of 1108 as of UK census 2001, though the district's 2007 estimate suggests that this may have risen to 1165...
, Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
, England
England
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which has been converted to residential accommodation.
History
Great Ellingham Mill was described as "newly erected" when advertised for sale by auctionAuction
An auction is a process of buying and selling goods or services by offering them up for bid, taking bids, and then selling the item to the highest bidder...
on 2 April 1849 at the Crown Inn, Great Ellingham. It was not sold and advertised for sale or to let in July 1849. The mill then had Common sails and drove a single pair of millstone
Millstone
Millstones or mill stones are used in windmills and watermills, including tide mills, for grinding wheat or other grains.The type of stone most suitable for making millstones is a siliceous rock called burrstone , an open-textured, porous but tough, fine-grained sandstone, or a silicified,...
s. It was then five storeys tall. The mill was sold in 1854 to Samuel Le Grice. The mill was raised by a storey at an unknown date, and fitted with Patent sails. The mill was advertised to let in February 1869. The mill house and bakery burnt down c1900. Samuel Le Grice died on 26 September 1906 and the mill passed to his brother Charles Le Grice. He sold the mill to his son Samuel Le Grice on 11 October 1906. The mill was sold to Josiah Carter on 26 October 1906. The mill was working by wind in 1916 and by an oil engine
Oil engine
Oil engine may refer to:* Hornsby-Akroyd oil engine* Hot bulb engine* Hesselman engine...
in 1922, but had closed down by 1926.
Josiah Carter died on 17 June 1927. The mill was sold to Eric Chilvers on 4 April 1930. The sails had been removed by 1932. The mill was sold to Felix Bowman on 24 November 1941. In 1946 it was leased to Cyril Scase, a baker from Chevington, Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
. Scase bought the mill on 23 June 1950. The mill was used as part of a bakery until the 1970s. On 9 June 1977, the mill was sold to a Mr Allen, who conveyed it on 25 July 1979 to Robert Hall. The mill was listed on 16 November 1983. It was sold to Michael May in 1984. In 2006, Breckland District Council
Breckland (district)
Breckland District is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in East Dereham.Breckland District derives its name from the Breckland landscape region, a gorse covered sandy heath of south Norfolk and north Suffolk...
granted planning permission
Planning permission
Planning permission or planning consent is the permission required in the United Kingdom in order to be allowed to build on land, or change the use of land or buildings. Within the UK the occupier of any land or building will need title to that land or building , but will also need "planning...
to convert the mill to residential use, with an extension at ground floor level. The mill was placed on Norfolk County Council's Buildings at Risk Register in 2007 A revised scheme was submitted to the council in 2008.
Description
Great Ellingham Mill is a six storey tower mill. It formerly had a boat-shaped cap with a gallery and was winded by a six bladed fantail. There were four double Patent sails. The mill retains some machinery, including the upright shaft.Millers
- James Buck 1849-50
- Jeremiah Fielding 1850-54
- William Stackwood 1861
- Robert Walker 1864
- George Butler 1865-96
- William Stackwood 1866
- Lewis Storey 1904-06
- George Albert Hales 1906
- Josiah Carter 1908-16
- George Albert Hales 1922
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