264 Sacks of Whites, Households and Stale FLOUR
ten combs of Red Wheat, four lasts Randan,
about 600 empty Flour Sacks, Sack Barrows, Corn Screens, Ladder, Shovels, Bushels etc. etc.
The Flour and Offal will be sold in convenient Lots.
The whole may be viewed one hour previous to the Sale.
Norfolk Chronicle - 25th February 1826

Mr. Butcher is instructed to Sell by Auction at the Royal Hotel, Norwich on Thursday 29 August 1850 at 4 o'c.
TWO FREEHOLD BRICK TOWER SAW MILLS
with Patent Sails, Circular Saws and Going Gear complete.
Also a Cottage with a Plantation and large Garden containing altogether nearly 2 acres.
The above Property lies at Sprowston within a mile of Magdalen Gates and is in the occupation of Mr. Robert Calver.
Particulars of Messrs. Field & Bignold, Solrs. of Mr. Butcher, Auctioneer, Norwich or of
Mr. Robert Calver who will shew the Property.
The Purchaser may have immediate possession.
Norfolk Chronicle & Norwich Gazette - 17th & 24th August 1850

Robert Calver had some time previously been at Catton_towermill. In 1851 he was given as a Mill sawyer employing 2 men, living at Rosary House, Thorpe Road with his wife Anne (55).
Some timber was stolen from him in 1851.

Stealing Timber. – On Saturday last, Wm. Hart, sawyer, of this city, was fully committed take his trial at the next quarter sessions of the county, for stealing a quantity of ash timber from the park at Melton Constable, the property of Mr. R. Calver, timber merchant, which Hart and others was employed to cut and take care of.
Norfolk Chronicle - 12th April 1851

Edward Austin had taken the mill by 1856. He was born c.1815 in Norwich. One of his employees stole a saw from him in November 1862.

NORWICH POLICE INTELLIGENCE
SHIREHALL – SATURDAY, NOV. 22
Before the Rev. W. A. W. KEPPEL, Major MARSHAM, and Dr. LAWRENCE.

David Reubens, sawyer, of St. James’, was brought up for stealing a saw, the property of Edward Austin, of Sprowston, who employed the prisoner in his mill. – Prosecutor said the saw was safe about a month ago, but on inquiring of the prisoner he found that he had pawned it. Prosecutor did not lend him the saw, which was worth about 4s. – Mr. Morgan, pawnbroker, Magdalen-street, with whom it was pledged, said the saw, with a plane, was pledged for 1s. 6d., in the name of Reubens. – Prisoner, in defence, said he did not intend to steal it. He borrowed the saw to do some work at home, but as prosecutor owed him some money he pawned it. – The bench committed him to prison for a fortnight, with hard labour.
Norfolk Chronicle - 29th November 1862

SPROWSTON

The “Royal Oak,” with Two Acres of Land, a Saw Mill, House, and brick yard MESSRS SPLEMAN have received instructions to SELL by AUCTION, on Thursday, the 8th day of December, 1864, at Six for Seven o'clock in the Evening, at the Norfolk Hotel, the following Freehold PROPERTY: -
Lots 2 and 3 will comprise the SAW MILL, occupied by Mr. Austen, comprising the Mill, with Brick Tower and Four Patent Sails, a DWELLING-HOUSE, GARDEN, and BRICK GROUND, containing altogether about Two Acres.
Particulars and conditions of Sale may be had of Messrs. Rackham and Cooke, Solicitors, Norwich; or of the Auctioneers, Norwich and Yarmouth.
Norfolk Chronicle & Norfolk News - 26th November & 3rd December 1864

In the matter of the Norwich and Norfolk Provident Permanent Benefit Building Society,

AND

H. F. Church
Chief Clerk.
 WARNER WRIGHT,
Queen Street, Norwich,
Vendor’s Solicitor.

Norfolk Chronicle - 26th February, 4th & 11th March 1876

William Rump took the mills, having some time previously been at Mousehold Black mill on Mousehold.
He had at least two sons, both of whom appeared in Court in December 1866.

NORWICH POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL. – FRIDAY, DEC. 28.