1811
Miller wanted at Foulsham
A miller was wanted for a windmill at Foulsham.
Site overview
Foulsham post mill lay north of the village on Mill Hill. It used two common sails and two patent sails to power two pairs of four-foot French burr stones. A flour mill was horse powered, and a two-oven bakehouse in the Market Place was run in conjunction with the mill.
In 1825 the mill was recorded as producing three to four lasts per week, equivalent to 60 to 80 sacks or coombs. The associated property included a large horse mill, dwelling house, garden, stable, cow and pig houses, and land. The milling concern passed from the Chapman and Wright partnership to John Wright in 1824.
The available evidence identifies the working equipment and associated bakehouse, but not a firm final closure date or surviving structural fabric.
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History
Foulsham post mill stood to the north of the village on Mill Hill. The mill used two common sails and two patent sails to drive two pairs of four-foot French burr stones. A separate horse-powered flour mill was associated with the premises, and a two-oven bakehouse in the Market Place was operated in conjunction with the windmill.
In 1811 a miller was wanted for a windmill at Foulsham. In 1824 the partnership between William Chapman and John Wright, millers at Foulsham, was dissolved, with Wright continuing the milling concern on his own account. In 1825 the mill was recorded as capable of manufacturing three to four lasts a week, equivalent to about 60 to 80 sacks or coombs.
The property description referred to a substantial post windmill with two pairs of French stones, flour machine, and complete going gear, together with a large horse mill, wheat stowage, a dwelling house, garden, stable, cow and pig houses, and around an acre of land. The bakehouse in the Market Place had two ovens, a flour chamber, firing shed, and adjoining dwelling accommodation. The identified sources establish the mill's machinery, its wind and horse-powered arrangement, and its linked baking operation, but do not provide a secure final closure date or confirm surviving above-ground mill fabric.
Timeline
1824
Chapman and Wright partnership dissolved
The milling partnership between William Chapman and John Wright was dissolved, with John Wright continuing the milling concern.
1825
Production capacity recorded
The mill was recorded as able to manufacture three to four lasts per week, equivalent to about 60 to 80 sacks or coombs.
1825
Windmill and horse mill advertised
The property was advertised with a substantial post windmill, two pairs of French stones, flour machine, complete going gear, a large horse mill, dwelling house, outbuildings, and land.
Sources and records
Norfolk Mills page: Foulsham post windmill
WindmillWorld county list: Windmills of Norfolk
WindmillWorld county list: Windmills of Norfolk