Hethersett
Gt Melton Road postmill |
Hethersett Gt Melton Road mill stood just to the south of Maltster's Lane. The mill had a roundhouse and used patent sails to drive two pairs of French burr stones and a flour mill.
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INDENTURE |
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John Robertson of Hethersett, farmer |
Tithe map 1846 - as redrawn by Harry Apling |
Tithe Award 1847 |
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No. 275 |
Cottage, Mill & Land |
Pasture |
0a. 1r. 0p. |
2/2d |
HETHERSETT The Property will be Sold upon the terms that the Purchaser shall satisfactorily secure an Annuity to be paid half yearly to the proprietor & his wife aged respectively 64 & 52 years during their joint lives & the life of the survivor. |
William Robertson of Stratton_St Michael_postmill, was the eldest son of William Robertson and Elizabeth Scarffe of Hethersett. |
GRANY & ANNUITY |
Violent Gale. |
HETHERSETT. |
H. C. A. GUYTON'S ASSIGNMENT. |
1 July 1858 |
Pursuant to the several Acts for the relief of Insolvent Debtors in
England |
BANKRUPTS |
SHIPDHAM. |
SHIPDHAM. |
MANOR of HETHERSETT CROMWELLS |
Your web page on the post-mill at Hethersett
shows the last occupant as Henry Clarke Adcock Guyton in 1854 and 1856 with
no entries thereafter. You may be interested to know what happened to the
mill. It is a rather sad story. The mill was destroyed by a storm on the
night of 7-8 March 1858 causing Henry Guyton to lose his business, be forced
into bankruptcy and lose his home and possessions. Despite this enormous
setback, he must have been a man of resilience and determination as he
subsequently became a coal merchant and later the village postmaster of
Shipdham. The story is summarised in the references enclosed. |
Bryant's map 1826: Windmill Tithe Award map 1846: Windmill |
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