Earsham postmill |
Earsham postmill had a roundhouse and worked with two pairs of French burr stones. The mill was demolished some time before the railway came to the area as the new line crossed the approximate site of the mill. |
EARSHAM Within one mile of Bungay
Mr. Baker Is instructed to Sell by Auction at the Fleece Inn, Bungay on Thursday 27 April 1857 at 6 o'c in the Evening All that capital & well built Freehold Post WINDMILL with substantial brick Round House, two pairs of French stones & all the fixtures, machinery & going gears; together with a stable, cowhouse, cart lodge & other requisite outbuildings, the whole occupying a site of about 60 rods, as the same was late in the occupation of Mr. George Pulford, deceased. Immediate possession may be had. Further particulars may be obtained at the Auctioneer's office, Bungay. Norfolk News - 11th & 18th April 1857 |
O.S. map 1838: Windmill
White's 1845: George Pulford, corn miller
White's 1854: George Pulford, corn miller 28th July 1855: George Pulford, miller, died April 1857: Mill advertised for sale by auction |
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