Mutton's Mill
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| Origin | |
| Mill name | Mutton's Mill Manor House Mill |
| Mill location | Halvergate, Norfolk, United Kingdom |
| Grid reference | TG 4410 0586 |
| Coordinates | 52°36′00″N 1°36′13″E / 52.60008°N 1.60357°E |
| Year built | C.1830 |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Drainage mill |
| Type | Tower mill |
| Storeys | Four storeys |
| No. of sails | Four |
| Type of sails | Patent sails |
| Windshaft | Cast iron |
| Winding | Fantail |
| Fantail blades | Six |
| Type of pump | Scoopwheel |
Mutton's Mill, or Manor House Mill, is a windpump located on the Halvergate Marshes in the detached parish of Freethorpe within The Broads in the English county of Norfolk. The mill is a Grade II* listed building and is 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the village of Halvergate and 2 miles (3.2 km) north-west of Berney Arms. It lies close to the route of the Weavers' Way long-distance footpath.
History
[edit]Mutton's Mill was built c.1830. It worked until 1947 with Fred Mutton as the last marshman. The mill was used to drain the surrounding marshland into the Halvergate Fleet.[1] Arthur C. Smith surveyed the mill on 17 September 1973. He described it as a derelict tower mill without its cap. It had four Patent sails, windshaft and brake wheel, and retained its internal machinery.[2] Restoration of the mill commenced in 1975.[3] By 1976, the sails had then been removed and the tower roofed.[2] The mill was listed Grade II* on 26 February 1987.[4] Smith surveyed the mill again on 5 July 1988.[3] The mill then had its cap and fantail, but no sails.[5] These had been fitted in 1984. In 1998, a pair of Patent sails were fitted. The fantail was blown off in 2005. Ir was replaced in 2008.[1]
Description
[edit]Mutton's Mill is a four storey tower mill. The tower is 44 feet (13 m) tall. It is 24 feet (7.3 m) diameter at the base.[1] It has a boat shape cap with petticoat and gallery. A cast iron windshaft carried four double Patent sails, which had eight bays of three shutters. The windshaft also carries a wooden clasp arm brake wheel. This drives a cast iron wallower at the top of the wooden upright shaft. A cast iron crown wheel at the bottom of the upright shaft drives a cast iron pit wheel, which drives the internal scoopwheel.[6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Neville, Jonathan. "Halvergate Mutton's drainage pump Halvergate Fleet". Norfolk Mills. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
- 1 2 Smith 1982, p. 31.
- 1 2 Smith 1990, p. 55.
- ↑ Historic England. "Mutton's Mill (Grade II*) (1051457)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ Smith 1990, p. 27.
- ↑ "MUTTON'S MILL". Historic England. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
- Smith, Arthur C. (1982). Drainage Windmills of the Norfolk Marshes. Stevenage: Stevenage Museum. ISBN 0 9504239 5 5.
- Smith, Arthur C. (1990). Drainage Windmills of the Norfolk Marshes. Stevenage: Arthur C. Smith. ISBN 0 9515766 0 7.