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Wind and Water Mill

A Grade II* Listed Building in Little Cressingham, Norfolk

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.5676 / 52°34'3"N

Longitude: 0.7574 / 0°45'26"E

OS Eastings: 586979

OS Northings: 300213

OS Grid: TF869002

Mapcode National: GBR RBJ.09X

Mapcode Global: WHKR9.LQWG

Plus Code: 9F42HQ94+2X

Entry Name: Wind and Water Mill

Listing Date: 9 July 1951

Last Amended: 3 April 1987

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1152133

English Heritage Legacy ID: 221027

ID on this website: 101152133

Location: Little Cressingham, Breckland, Norfolk, IP25

County: Norfolk

District: Breckland

Town: Breckland

Civil Parish: Little Cressingham

Traditional County: Norfolk

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Norfolk

Church of England Parish: Little Cressingham St Andrew

Church of England Diocese: Norwich

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Description


LITTLE CRESSINGHAM FAIRSTEAD LANE
TF 80 SE
(north side)
10/30 Wind and Water Mill
9:7:51 (formerly listed as Little
Cressingham Mill)

GV II*

Disused wind and water mill. Circa 1820. Gault brick with flat concrete roof.
Brick waterwheel house with single pitch corrugated metal roof. Battered
circular tower with waterwheel house attached to west side. 6 storey tower
with a rebuilt timber gallery at third floor level. 4 rectangular windows
beneath segmental arches to each floor except at ground, first and third floors
where the eastern openings are doorways. Breast shot iron waterwheel driving
2 pairs of stones at first floor level, one of 2 pairs of wind driven stones
survives at fourth floor level. The timber wind driven spur wheel survives
at the third floor on a massive octagonal shaft decorated with ogee chamfer
stops. Bins and sack hoist machinery survive. Formerly on Clermont Estate.


Listing NGR: TF8697900213

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