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Tower mill replaced post mill
The North Field tower mill was built on the site of an earlier post mill.
Site overview
Wymondham North Field Mill was a tower corn mill at Wymondham in Norfolk. It was built on the site of an earlier post mill and worked with common sails set on a cast-iron windshaft. The sails powered a single pair of 4 ft.
6 ins. stones and a flour mill. The mill had a fantail and formed one of several wind-powered milling sites in and around Wymondham. The surviving record identifies the site as a former tower corn mill rather than a complete working mill, preserving the memory of North Field's wind-powered milling landscape.
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History
Wymondham North Field Mill was built on the site of an earlier post mill. The later mill was a tower corn mill and formed part of Wymondham's wider wind-powered milling landscape, which included several named mills serving the town and surrounding farms.
The tower mill was fitted with a fantail and common sails set on a cast-iron windshaft. Its machinery powered a single pair of 4 ft. 6 ins. stones and a flour mill, giving it a compact but functional corn-milling arrangement. The use of a fantail meant that the cap could be turned automatically into the wind, while the common sails reflect the mill's traditional working equipment.
The mill no longer survives as a complete working windmill. Its importance in the gazetteer is as the distinct North Field tower-mill site at Wymondham, separate from other Wymondham mills such as Browick and Wicklewood. The record preserves both the earlier post-mill association and the later tower corn mill that replaced it.
Timeline
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Common sails and fantail used
The mill had common sails set on a cast-iron windshaft and was winded by a fantail.
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Corn-milling machinery worked
The sails powered a single pair of 4 ft. 6 ins. stones and a flour mill.
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Former mill site recorded
The site is now recorded as the former Wymondham North Field tower corn mill.
Sources and records
Norfolk Mills entry: Wymondham North Field tower windmill
Windmill World entry: Wymondham tower mill
Mills Archive record: North Field Mill, Wymondham
List of windmills in Norfolk
Windmill World entry: Wymondham tower mill
Mills Archive record: North Field Mill, Wymondham
List of windmills in Norfolk