Horning
Ferry smock drainage pump River Bure |
c.1914 |
Horning Ferry mill was a smock drainage pump built by England's of Ludham c.1880. The original tower was made of tarred weatherboard with a white cap and double shuttered sails. It stood on the bank of the River Bure and became a well known landmark. |
c.1926 |
c.1930 |
1938 |
After the pump ceased working, it was converted into a house that doesn't bear any real resemblance to the original structure. The upper section is flared and almost Dutch-like and sits on a boarded single storey base. The boat shaped cap hold 4 dummy sails and a fantail. |
c.1969 |
17th May 1977 |
O. S. Map 1905 Windpump upper centre Courtesy of NLS map images |
c.1880: Smock windpump erected O.S. map 1905: Windpump 1935: Windpump converted into a dwelling by H. P. E. Neave |
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Nat Grid Ref TG 34501669 |
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