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Toft Monks Windpump

Toft Monks Windpump
Toft Monks Windpump, May 2026
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Origin
Mill nameToft Monks Windpump
Mill locationHaddiscoe, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Grid referenceTG4480 0093
Coordinates52°33′04″N 1°36′35″E / 52.55111°N 1.60972°E / 52.55111; 1.60972
Information
PurposeDrainage mill
TypeTower mill
StoreysThree storeys
No. of sailsFour
Type of sailsPatent sails
WindshaftCast iron
WindingFantail
Fantail bladesEight
Type of pumpScoopwheel

Toft Monks Windpump is a Grade II listed tower mill at Haddiscoe, Norfolk, United Kingdom. A drainage mill, it has been restored.

History

Toft Monks Windpump was derelict by 1964.[1] Arthur C. Smith surveyed the mill on 4 August 1975.[2] At that time, the mill had its cap frame and remains of the fantail. It had three sails and all internal machinery.[3] In 1974, planning permission was granted to convert the mill to residential use. The remains of the cap had been removed by 1980, and a new cap placed on the mill by 1982. This was later painted black.[1] Smith surveyed the mill again on 15 May 1989. He noted that the mill had been converted. It had a cap, sails and fantail. Two blades of the fantail were missing, having been damaged in the great storm of 1987.[4]

The mill was listed Grade II on 22 February 1988.[5] The original plans for the conversion included adding a building to the tower. In 2023, new owners submitted plans to restore the mill, and build a house away from the tower. These plans were approved by the Broads Authority, with the condition that the restoration of the mill be completed before the house could be built. A new cap and sails were fitted to the mill in September 2024. Restoration of the mill was completed in November 2025.[1]

Description

Toft Monks windpump is a three storey tower mill. The tower is 27 feet 9 inches (8.46 m) tall. It is 13 feet 9 inches (4.19 m) internal diameter at ground floor level, with walls 2 feet (610 mm) thick. It has a boat shape cap with petticoat and gallery. Four double patent sails are carried in a cast iron windshaft.[4] The sails have eight bays of three shutters.[1] The mill is winded by an eight-blade fantail. The pit wheel is 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) diameter. The mill drives a scoopwheel.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Neville, Jonathan. "Haddiscoe Toft Monks drainage pump". Norfolk Mills. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  2. ^ Smith 1982, p. 29.
  3. ^ Smith 1982, p. 12.
  4. ^ a b c Smith 1990, p. 54.
  5. ^ "Toft Monks (Detached) Windpump". Historic England. Retrieved 25 August 2026.

Sources

  • 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.

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