Bressingham Lopham Road smockmill was a 4 storey, 8 sided mill that had a boat shaped cap with an 8 bladed fan. The four double shuttered anti-clockwise rotating, patent sails each had 8 bays of 3 shutters that were struck by rack and pinion and they drove 2 pairs of overdriven French burr stones and a flour mill. The wooden brakewheel had iron segmented teeth, the spurwheel was wooden and the windshaft, upright shaft and stone nuts were all of cast iron.

TITHE AWARD 1843
Map, Henry Calver, Surveyor, 1841
Owner: Henry Hewson
Occupier: do

Bressingham. About three miles from Diss.

Maddison, Miles & Maddison are instructed by the Trustees of the Will of Mr. Henry Huson, deceased, to sell by Auction at the Kings Head Hotel, Diss on Friday 15 February 1901 at 3 for 4 o’c in the Afternoon, the following valuable FREEHOLD PROPERTIES.

Lot 1. The Octagonal Self-Winding

TOWER MILL

With four Patent Sails, driving two Pairs of French Burr Stones & Flour Mill, with Granary near. A substantially built Tiled DWELLING HOUSE, Stabling, Gig house, Piggery & two Enclosures of fine Old Pasture, in all containing 1a.3r.6p. abutting on the High Road from Diss to Lopham & now in the occupation of Mr. H.E. Burroughes, a yearly tenant, at £36 per annum, the tenant also paying the Tithe.

Lot 2. A compact SMALL HOLDING …

Particulars of Messrs. Hazard& Pratt, Solrs. Harleston & of the Auctioneers, 10 Regent Street, Great Yarmouth & Harleston & Stand No. 51, Corn Hall, Norwich.

Norfolk Chronicle - 9th February 1901

PROPERTY MARKET

DISS

Mr. MILES (Messrs. Maddison, Miles& Maddison) offered for sale on Friday at the Kings Head Hotel, by direction of the trustees of the Will of Mr. H. Huson, deceased, freehold property at Bressingham as follows:-

A Tower Mill with granary, etc. & an enclosure of pasture land containing 1a.3r.6p. & dwelling house, the whole let at £36 per annum. Mr. H.E. Burroughes, the tenant became the purchaser at £300.

Norfolk Chronicle - 9th February 1901

4 double anti-clock patents (sails)

Wooden brakewheel with iron segmented teeth

Windshaft & upright shaft of iron

All wood spur (wheel)

Iron stone nuts

2 pairs overdriven stones.

In bad repair when pulled down (c. 1927) but lower portion retained & used as store.

The Miller - 17th November 1947

Index of Wills 1677: Matthew Burrough, miller (possibly not this mill)

White's 1845: Henry Hewson, corn miller

1846: Henry Huson, miller

White's 1854: Henry Huson, corn miller

1858: Henry Huson, miller

1863: Henry Hudson, miller

1878: Benjamin Youngman, miller

O.S. map 1884: Mill

1888: Herbert Burroughes, miller

Kelly's 1892: Herbert Burroughes, miller (wind & steam)

Kelly's 1896: Herbert Ernest Burroughes, miller (wind & steam)

Kelly's 1900: Herbert Ernest Burroughes, miller (wind & steam) & corn merchant

1901: Herbert Ernest Burroughes, tenant miller paying a rent of £36 per annum

February 1901: Mill advertised for sale by auction

February 1901: Herbert Ernest Burroughes, miller, purchased the mill for £300

Kelly's 1904: Herbert Ernest Burroughes, miller (wind & steam) & corn merchant

Kelly's 1912: Herbert Ernest Burroughes, miller (wind & steam)

Kelly's 1916: Herbert Ernest Burroughes, miller (wind & steam)

Kelly's 1922: Herbert Ernest Burroughes, miller (wind & steam)

Kelly's 1925: Herbert Ernest Burroughes, miller (oil)

c.1927: Mill demolished when derelict, apart from the lower section that remained as a store

Kelly's 1929: Harry Burroughes, miller (oil) & corn merchant (T N 52x); & Station granary, Diss

Kelly's 1929: Harry Burroughes, miller (oil) & corn merchant (T N 33); & Station granary, Diss

Kelly's 1929: Harry Burroughes, miller & corn merchant (T N 33); & Station granary, Diss

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