1803
Wroxham mill built
The windmill was newly erected by 1803 on freehold land near the navigable river to Yarmouth and Aylsham.
Site overview
Wroxham smock mill was a small windmill site recorded in the early nineteenth century. The exact location is uncertain in the surviving specialist record. The mill used common sails to drive a single pair of four-foot French burr stones, and a bake office operated on the same premises.
It was newly erected by 1803, when Thomas White advertised the property as a miller and baker's situation with dwelling house, garden, baking office, stable, chaise house, cart lodges, outbuildings and one acre of freehold land near the navigable river to Yarmouth and Aylsham. The premises were advertised again for auction in February 1804. John Buck was recorded as miller in the 1806 poll book, and the windmill appeared on the 1839 tithe award map.
No later working or demolition date has been identified.
Map
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History
Wroxham smock mill stood at an uncertain location in Wroxham. It used common sails to power a single pair of four-foot French burr stones, and a bake office was operated with the mill. In December 1803 Thomas White advertised the premises as a capital situation for a miller and baker.
The property included a good dwelling house, garden, baking office, two-stalled stable, chaise house, cart lodges, convenient outhouses and one acre of freehold land, on which stood a newly erected tower windmill on an improved plan. The advertisement emphasised its position within a short distance of the navigable river running to Yarmouth and Aylsham. In January and February 1804 the mill and associated buildings were advertised for auction at the Castle Inn, Wroxham, with immediate possession available and the fixtures and milling utensils to be taken by valuation.
Thomas White was recorded as miller in 1803 and 1804. John Buck was recorded as miller in the 1806 poll book. The windmill was still shown on the tithe award map of 1839.
The available records do not provide a later closure or demolition date, and no surviving mill structure is identified.
Timeline
1803
Thomas White recorded as miller
Thomas White was associated with the newly erected mill and bake office.
1804
Mill advertised for auction
The windmill, dwelling house, bake office, stable, chaise house, cart lodges and one acre of land were advertised for auction.
1806
John Buck recorded as miller
John Buck was recorded as miller in the 1806 poll book.
1839
Windmill shown on tithe map
The Wroxham tithe award map showed the windmill.
Sources and records
Norfolk Mills: Wroxham smock windmill
Norfolk Chronicle notices
Poll book 1806
Wroxham tithe award map, 1839
Norfolk Chronicle notices
Poll book 1806
Wroxham tithe award map, 1839