c.1900
| Pulham St. Mary
smockmill |
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c.1900 |
Pulham St Mary the Virgin had three windmills working in the 1800s - a northern_postmill, a western_postmill and a southern smockmill that stood to the east of Mill Lane. In the 1800s the southern mill ran two pairs of stones and a flour mill but by the late 1800s, possibly after patent sails had been fitted, three pairs of French burr stones and two oat crushers were in use. Nearby was the larger village of Pulham Market that was also known as Pulham St Mary Magdalene in the 1800s. |
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Tithe map 1838 - as redrawn by Harry Apling Southern smockmill just below the crossroads Northern postmill marked to north of crossroads Western postmill site marked in red |
Tithe Award 1838 |
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No. 412 |
Mill, Premises. Yards. |
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0a. 0r. 36p. |
Pt. of £1. 2. 0 |
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Smockmill to the north of Pulham St Mary Station in the foreground - c.1892 |
John Caley Is favoured with instructions from several Proprietors to Sell by Auction at the Crown Inn, Pulham on Monday June 30, 1862 at 5 o'c In Eleven Lots. |
Situations Vacant |
SALE, three New FRENCH BURR MILL-STONES, one 4 ft. 4 in. and one pair 4 ft. 6 in. |
Miscellaneous |
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c.1903 |
Accident. - On Tuesday a serious accident befell a young man named Youell, in the employ of Mr. G. Hood, miller. Youell was standing on the cart near the mill , which was in motion, when one of the sails caught him the head, causing scalp wound, from which blood flowed very freely He was conveyed to Dr. Paulley's, who promptly attended to the unfortunate man's injuries. The patient is progressing favourably. |
ALARMING INCIDENT AT PULHAM |
About eleven o'clock on Saturday night an alarming incident occurred at Mr. George Hood's mill at Pulham St. Mary. A man named Stanton was at work in the mill with a lighted oil lamp hanging from a rod on the second floor, when from some cause it fell down and exploded. Stanton did his best to smother the flames with a sack, which was quickly consumed, and after some considerable difficulty he succeeded in getting the lamp and contents into the yard, where he extinguished it, but not without slight harm to himself. This is the second time within the past few years that the mill has narrowly escaped destruction by fire. Eastern Evening News - 16th October 1905 |
PULHAM ST. MARY |
Another well-known land-mark is rapidly being removed. The four-storey tower mill, known for many years as "Hood's Mill," is now being pulled down to make way for improvements. The old mill, which has withstood the storms of at least a couple of centuries, will be greatly missed as a landmark. The mill premises are also being demolished, and when cleared away a row of cottages will be erected. This is the second windmill in the parish that has been demolished during the past few years. The parish appears noted for its windmills for it can boast, according to old records, of having mills during the past nine hundred years. Norfolk News - Saturday 11th June 1910 |
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O. S. Map 1883 Northern postmill top left; Southern smockmill lower centre left Courtesy of NLS map images |
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O. S. Map 1904 Southern smockmill upper centre left Courtesy of NLS map images |
White's 1836: John Stanton, Free-school master |
Faden's map 1797: Windmill |
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