This is a early 18th Century Drainage Windmill, without Sails I may hasten to add! I took two of my little ones with me for this Rurex!. Located a good mile walk on the East Bank of the River Bure between Gt Yarmouth and Acle this Drainage Mill was built to pump excess water from the nearby reclaimed Marshland, back into the River to keep, Pastureland dry and free for Grazing Animals. Im not entirely sure of the Exact Date of this Mill but form what I can gathered we are talking around 1810, 1820 ish. Just behind is a Marshmans cottage with a Fantastic Old Fireplace and some remaining Thatch, Enjoy... This on approach to Runham Mill with the River on the Right behind the Reeds.
Runham Mill with the Distant Stracey Arms Mill
Looking back Up River to the Village of Stokesby
Runham Swim Mill Exterior
A small Culvert where a 9ft Scoopwheel would have resided
Funky Brickwork eh!?
Metal thingie by a bit of the Culvert, I think this may have been part of a Sluice Gate?
Looking up through the empty Mill at where the floors would have been,
A close up of the Culvert where the Scoopwheel was situated
Right thats the Mill dealt with, From here we moved behind it to the Marshmans Cottage,
I absolutely adored this big Fireplace
A lovely few stairs to nowhere!
And now some general shots of the Beautiful River Bure in Winter Time, the Epitomy of Broadland Norfolk! These are taken on the trek back to the Motor, we were bloody Frozen!
Thats it! Hope you liked these! Comments as always very welcome!
