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Turbine pump driven
The windpump originally drove a turbine pump.
Site overview
Martham Mill TG 442192, also identified in photographic sources as Martham Level Drainage Mill, stands by the River Thurne at Martham. The supplied coordinates match Martham rather than Horsey. Historic England lists the structure at Grade II and describes it as a drainage windpump built in 1908 by Dan England.
It is a four-storey circular tapering brick tower with timber boat-shaped cap, petticoat, gallery, fan cradle and worm gear. The mill originally drove a turbine pump, and its upright shaft and crown wheel survive. Historic England records twentieth-century domestic conversion, with a water tank inserted in the cap.
Windmill World identifies the same coordinates as a Martham tower drainage mill and links it to photographs of Martham Level Drainage Mill and riverside bungalows.
Map
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History
Martham Mill TG 442192 is a drainage windpump at Martham, on the River Thurne. The coordinate evidence conflicts with the supplied town of Horsey and matches the Martham listed building and Windmill World gazetteer entry. Historic England records the site as Martham Mill TG 442192, Grade II, first listed on 4 December 1987, within the parish of Martham and The Broads.
The official list entry describes a drainage windpump built in 1908 by Dan England. The structure is a four-storey circular tapering brick tower with a timber boat-shaped cap, petticoat, gallery, fan cradle and worm gear. It has a twentieth-century door to the south and twentieth-century windows alternating around the tower to each floor.
The mill originally drove a turbine pump; the upright shaft and crown wheel survive. Historic England records that it has been converted to domestic use and that a water tank was inserted in the cap. Windmill World identifies the same coordinates as Martham tower mill, function drainage mill, and includes photographs described as Martham Level Drainage Mill and houses beside the River Thurne.
The consulted sources do not provide a detailed working chronology after construction, but they establish the builder, date, drainage function, surviving machinery elements, listing status and later domestic conversion.
Timeline
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Converted to domestic use
Historic England records that the drainage windpump was converted to domestic use with a water tank inserted in the cap.
1908
Drainage windpump built
Martham Mill TG 442192 was built in 1908 by Dan England as a drainage windpump.
1987
Mill listed Grade II
Martham Mill TG 442192 was first listed at Grade II on 4 December 1987.
2008
Martham Level Drainage Mill photographed
Geograph photographs recorded Martham Level Drainage Mill beside the River Thurne in 2008.
Sources and records
Historic England list entry: Martham Mill TG 442192
Windmill World entry: Martham windmill
Geograph photograph: Martham Level Drainage Mill
Planning Data listed building record: Martham Mill TG 442192
Windmill World entry: Martham windmill
Geograph photograph: Martham Level Drainage Mill
Planning Data listed building record: Martham Mill TG 442192