Fritton Marshes Windpump
| Fritton Marshes Windpump | |
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 Fritton Marshes Windpump, April 2010. Toft Monks Windpump is in the background. | |
 Interactive map of Fritton Marshes Windpump | |
| Origin | |
| Mill name | Fritton Marshes Windpump |
| Mill location | Fritton, Norfolk, United Kingdom |
| Grid reference | TM 4502 9978 |
| Coordinates | 52°32′28″N 1°36′45″E / 52.54111°N 1.61250°E |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Drainage mill |
| Type | Tower mill |
| Storeys | Three storeys |
| No. of sails | Four |
| Windshaft | Cast iron |
| Auxiliary power | Traction engine |
| Type of pump | Scoopwheel |
Fritton Marshes Windpump, or Farman's Mill is a Grade II listed tower mill at Fritton, Norfolk, United Kingdom. A drainage mill, it has been conserved with some machinery.
History
[edit]Fritton Marshes Windpump was surveyed by Arthur C. Smith on 5 May 1975. He described it as a derelict tower mill without cap or sails, but retaining the windshaft, brake wheel and internal machinery.[1]. It was listed Grade II on 15 July 1988.[2] The mill's condition had not changed when Smith surveyed the mill again on 16 May 1989.[3] By February 2009, a pitched roof of corrugated iron had been placed on the tower.[4]
Description
[edit]Fritton Marshes Mill is a tower mill. The tower is 20 feet 6 inches (6.25 m) tall.[3] It had a boat shape cap.[4] Four sails were carried in a cast iron windshaft, which carried a cast iron brake wheel (photographs show that the windshaft is bored, so Patent sails may have been fitted).[5] This drove a cast iron wallower at the top of the wooden upright shaft.[6] The wooden clasp arm pit wheel is 7 feet 4 inches (2.24 m) diameter.[3][7] The mill drove a scoopwheel. A traction engine was used as auxiliary power.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Smith 1982, p. 30.
- 1 2 "Fritton Marsh Windpump at TM 450998". Historic England. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 Smith 1990, p. 54.
- 1 2 Neville, Jonathan. "Fritton Marsh drainage pump River Waveney". Norfolk Mills. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
- ↑ Smith 1982, p. 13.
- ↑ Dace, Ashley (30 April 2012). "Fritton Marshes Windpump". Geograph. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
- ↑ Dace, Ashley (30 April 2012). "Fritton Marshes Windpump". Geograph. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
Sources
[edit]- Smith, Arthur C. (1982). Drainage Windmills of the Norfolk Marshes. Stevenage: Stevenage Museum. ISBN 0 9504239 5 5.
- Smith, Arthur C. (1990). Drainage Windmills of the Norfolk Marshes. Stevenage: Arthur C. Smith. ISBN 0 9515766 0 7.