Cornmill
CORNMILL, MILL LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1372988
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jun-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Cornmill
- Statutory Address:
- CORNMILL, MILL LANE
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- Date:
- 2000-10-29
- Reference:
- IOE01/03081/07
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1372988
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jun-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Cornmill
- Statutory Address 1:
- CORNMILL, MILL LANE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CORNMILL, MILL LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Broadland (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Frettenham
- National Grid Reference:
- TG 24607 17772
Details
The following building shall be added:
FRETTENHAM TG 21 NW MILL LANE 2/25 Frettenham Cornmill
II
Former cornmill. Mid C19, probably c1880. Tapering tarred brick tower. Circular plan. 5 storeys. Ground floor stable door to south-east has one horizontal pivot window with glazing bars; remains of double door on first floor with one horizontal pivot window with glazing bars; one gallery door opening on second- floor and one horizontal pivot window with glazing bars; remains of cast-iron gallery bearers and vertical rails; one window opening on third-floor and one horizontal pivot window on fourth floor; complete curb and cast-iron track and rack. Interior has virtually complete set of machinery: First floor has wooden clasp arm, great spur wheel with wooden teeth and cast-iron crown wheel with wooden teeth, drive shaft to auxiliary machinery formerly placed in adjoining barn (not included) and two underdriven stone nuts; second floor has two French burr stones and one runner stone stored on floor, and wooden chute to first - floor; wooden chamfered drive shaft on second and third floors; fourth floor section of drive shaft remains.
(H Apling, Norfolk Corn Windmills, 1984, pp 226-7)
Listing NGR: TG2460717772
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 228133
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Apling, H, Norfolk Corn Windmills, (1984), 226-227
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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