1934
Skeleton mill photographed
Ludham Bridge Skeleton Mill was photographed by H. E. S. Simmons.
Site overview
Ludham Bridge Skeleton Mill was a drainage mill site beside the River Ant at Ludham Bridge. The supplied coordinates match the WindmillWorld record for Ludham Bridge Skeleton Mill rather than the hollow-post Clayrack mill at How Hill. A 1934 photographic archive record identifies the mill as Ludham Bridge Skeleton Mill, and the broader Ludham Bridge group included north, south, small tower, and skeleton drainage mills.
The available evidence for this exact site is limited to identification, location, and photographic documentation, rather than a full construction or closure chronology. The site should therefore be recorded as the former position of a skeleton drainage mill at Ludham Bridge, with no standing operating machinery confirmed from the identified sources.
Map
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History
Ludham Bridge Skeleton Mill was one of the drainage mill sites associated with the Ludham Bridge reach of the River Ant. The coordinates supplied for this record match the WindmillWorld listing for Ludham Bridge Skeleton Mill. A Mills Archive photographic record identifies a black-and-white negative and print of Ludham Bridge Skeleton Mill taken on 11 September 1934 by H. E. S. Simmons.
The wider archive material for Ludham Bridge records several distinct mills in this area, including south tower, south trestle, and skeleton mills, so this record should not be conflated with the hollow-post Clayrack drainage mill at How Hill or with the brick Ludham Bridge north tower drainage mill. The evidence found for this exact site does not provide a construction date, mechanical description, or final demolition date. Its secure documented history is therefore limited to identification as a skeleton drainage mill at Ludham Bridge and photographic recording in 1934.
Timeline
2026
Site listed as Ludham Bridge Skeleton Mill
The site was listed as Ludham Bridge Skeleton Mill at the supplied coordinates.
Sources and records
WindmillWorld county list: Windmills of Norfolk
Mills Archive record: Ludham Bridge, Skeleton Mill, photograph by H. E. S. Simmons
Archives Hub record: Mills at Ludham Bridge
Mills Archive record: Ludham Bridge, Skeleton Mill, photograph by H. E. S. Simmons
Archives Hub record: Mills at Ludham Bridge