To Millers To be Let For a term of Years
The Valuable Water_Mill & Wind Mill at Hardingham in Norfolk, with flour mills, machinery & going gears complete, now in full trade, with a Dwelling house & from ten to 35 acres of land.
The Mills are entirely new built upon the most improved construction & are capable of manufacturing 9 lasts of corn per week upon an average.
Hardingham is situated in a fine corn country 5 miles from Wymondham, 7 from Dereham & 12 from Norwich, all good corn markets.
Immediate Possession may be had. Apply to Mr. Gilman, Solr. Hingham.
Norfolk Chronicle - 17th June & 4th November 1820

Notice to Creditors of
James Smith of Hardingham, Miller
Dividend of 10s. in the pound.
Norfolk Chronicle - 25th November 1820

Capital Mills & Farm
To be Let
A Very good FARMHOUSE & an excellent Water_Mill & Wind Mill with flour mills, machinery & going gears complete & from 200 to 270 acres of land in a ring around the buildings at Hardingham in Norfolk. The Mills are entirely new built upon the most improved construction & are capable of manufacturing 9 lasts of corn per week upon an average through the year. A small Dwelling house adjoins the Mills which are so conveniently detached from the principal buildings, but at a short distance, that they might with perfect convenience be occupied with or separately from the Farm house.
Hardingham is in a very fine corn country, 5 miles from Wymondham, 7 miles from Dereham & 12 miles from Norwich, all good corn markets.
Immediate Possession may be had.
Apply to Mr. Gilman, Hingham.
Norfolk Chronicle - 26th January & 2nd February 1822

James & William Smith, millers & bakers, were running the mill in 1834 along with Hardingham_watermill, Rockland_St_Andrew_postmill and Caston_postmill, when they got into financial difficulties and were forced to assigne their personal estates and effects to their creditors.

Notice is hereby given that James Smith and William Smith, of Hardingham, Rockland All Saints and Caston, in the county of Norfolk, Millers and Bakers, have by Indenture dated 25 Feb. inst. assigned all their Personal Estate and Effects to Trustees for the equal benefit of their creditors.
Norfolk Chronicle - 1st March 1834

The Creditors of Messrs. James Smith & Son of Hardingham, Millers, are requested to meet the Trustees at the office of Mr. I. O. Taylor, St. Giles, Norwich, on Saturday 5 April at 11 o'c on very important business.
To Debtors. Unless debts paid to Mr. Taylor before 15 April legal proceedings will be commenced to enforce payment thereof.
Norfolk Chronicle - 29th March 1834

Smithdale's Day Book 1853 - 1856

HARDINGHAM
Sale by J. Standley on Thursday October 4th at Hardingham Mills
Horses, wagons, etc ...
of Tingey & Robertson.
Norfolk Chronicle - 22nd September 1860
(of Tingay & Roberson Norfolk Chronicle - 29th September 1860)

To Millers & Merchants
To be Let with possession at Michaelmas next
The HARDINGHAM WATER & WIND CORN MILLS situate close to the Hardingham Station on the East Dereham Railway, for many years in the occupation of the late John Tingey, Esq.
Apply to Mr. Tingey, Scoulton, Watton.
Norfolk Chronicle - 12th & 19th September 1874

On Tuesday next
HARDINGHAM MILLS
Close to Hardingham Station & within Three Miles of Hingham
Salter & Simpson will Sell by Auction on Tuesday December 22, 1874
The useful HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE for Sitting and Sleeping Rooms, Pianoforte; Kitchen requisites & other Effects, the Property of Mr. Richard Button (who is removing to a distance)
Sale to commence at 12.30
Norfolk News - 19th December 1874

HARDINGHAM
To be Let. With possession at Michaelmas next
The Water & Wind Mills with 40 acres of Arable & Pasture Land situate close to the Hardingham Station on the East Dereham Railway, for many years in the occupation of the late John Tingey, Esq. The Water_Mill contains three pairs of stones & the Windmill two pairs.
Apply to George Forrester Esq. Tombland, Norwich.
Norfolk Chronicle - 18th & 25th May 1878

TO BE LET. With possession at Michaelmas next
The WATER & WIND MILLS with 40 acres of Arable & Pasture LAND, situate close to the Hardingham Station on the East Dereham Railway, now in the occupation of Mr. George Coote. The Water_Mill contains three Pairs of stones & the Wind Mill two Pairs.
Apply to George Forrester Esq. Tombland, Norwich.
Norfolk Chronicle - 12th March 1880

TO BE LET. With possession at Michaelmas next
The WATER & WIND MILLS with 40 acres of Arable & Pasture Land, situate close to the HARDINGHAM STATION on the East Dereham Railway, for many years in the occupation of the late John Tingey, Esq. The Water_Mill contains three Pairs of stones & the Wind Mill two Pairs.
Apply to George Forrester Esq. Tombland, Norwich.
Norfolk Chronicle - 5th & 12th June, 3rd & 12th July 1880

Hardingham
Killed by the Sails of a Windmill.
On Friday last (2nd) a lad of fourteen, named Charles Carr of Coston in the employ of Mr. C.C. Atkins, farmer, received fatal injuries under very sad circumstances. It seems that he was sent to a mill at Hardingham for some pea meal. The meal was not ground and the assistant at the mill, George Daddy, went to the upper floor to see about it, leaving deceased on the bottom floor. Daddy came downstairs, told deceased it would not be long and again went up to the upper floor. The horse and cart were left tied to the fence. Shortly after Daddy came downstairs and saw deceased lying against the horse’s fore feet. It would appear that in order to get ready for the meal deceased got into the cart and that as the sails were only about six feet from the ground, they struck deceased as soon as they began to revolve. Deceased had sustained a fracture of the right side of his head and was immediately conveyed home and on the following Tuesday he died. An inquest was held at Cost on Wednesday before R.T. Culley, Esq., Coroner, Mr. Atkins foreman of the jury, when evidence in accordance with these facts was adduced and a verdict of ‘Accidental Death’ returned.

Dereham & Fakenham Times - 10th February 1883

Charles Carr was buried in Coston Churchyard on 9th February 1883. The inscription on his gravestone reads:

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