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Panxworth
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1880
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Panxworth post windmill stood almost opposite and just to the west of the Red Lion pub. The mill had a two storey roundhouse and a full width gabled porch with a pitched roof that was reached via a ladder that supported the fantail. A window was set in the gable end of the mill buck. In 1858 the mill was using a single pair of common sails and a single pair of patent sails. |
Notice to Creditors of George Edward Hawke of Panxworth, Miller & Shopkeeper payment of Dividend under Deed of Assignment Norfolk Chronicle - 19th January 1828 |
PANXWORTH near South Walsham TO LET a Capital Flour WINDMILL with patent sails, comfortable Dwelling House with large Garden and Two Pieces of Land. Immediate Possession. Apply to Messrs. MILLER & Son& Bugg, Solicitors, Surrey Street, Norwich. Norfolk Chronicle - 11th July 1857 |
To let A Capital Flour Windmill with patent sails, comfortable Dwelling House with large garden and two pieces of land. Immediate possession. Apply to MILLER & SON & Bugg, Solrs. Surrey St., Norwich. Norfolk Chronicle - 18th July 1857 |
Windmill, Malting, Dwelling House, Cottages and Accommodation Land, producing a rental of £84 per annum PANXWORTH Wm. Spelman & Sons Have received instruction from the Mortgagee with Power of Sale to Sell by Auction on Monday January 25th, 1858 at 2 o'c in the afternoon, at the Lion Inn, Panxworth, in Lots, the WIND-MILL situate at Panxworth in the occupation of Mr. James Chapman, a Malting occupied by Messrs. Mealing & Mills, also a Dwelling House and several Cottages and a piece of Meadow Land adjoining. All Freehold. Particulars in next weeks papers, Messrs. MILLER, SON & BUGG and Messr. BRIGHTWELL & SON, Solicitors, Norwich and of the Auctioneers. Norfolk Chronicle & Norfolk News - 9th January 1858 |
Windmill, Malting, Dwelling House, and Accommodation Land, producing a rental of £84 per annum late of Mr. Edward Saul decd. PANXWORTH Wm. Spelman & Sons Have received instruction from the Mortgagee with Power of Sale to Sell by Auction on Tuesday February 2nd 1858 at 2 o'c in the afternoon at the Lion Inn, Panxworth, the following ESTATES, situate opposite the Lion Inn. Lot 1. A post Windmill and piece of land round the same with shed thereon occupied by Mr. James Chapman. The mill has brick round-house, pair of patent sails and pair of common ditto (the latter quite new) drives two pairs of stones and stands well for wind. Lots 2 - 5 ... Apply to MILLER, SON & BUGG, or BRIGHTWELL & SON, Solicitors, Norwich and of the Auctioneer. previously advertised 9 January 1858. Norfolk Chronicle & Norfolk News - 16th & 30th January 1858 |
To Millers and others
SHIPDHAM SALTER & SIMPSON Sale Monday 31 May Household furniture, Stock in trade, Sharps, Middlings, Dairy seed, Barley ... (other milling items) of Elijah Wyatt a bankrupt. Norfolk Chronicle - 29th May 1858
N.B. Possibly Elijah Wyatt of Panxworth postmill 1853-1858 |
1871 Aug. 2 |
Mr. CHAPMAN, PANXWORTH | ||
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| NEW WINDMILL | |||
| 60 Sail levers 20 do do Pivots |
1 qr. |
17lbs.
3lbs.
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| Smithdales Day Book - 1871 | |||
PANXWORTH New Windmill on Shop |
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| 1881 | 1 New windmill to shop | £30. | ||
| NEW WINDMILL | ||||
| 6 Castings for ditto | Cwt.
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qrs. 3 |
lbs. 14 |
£1.2.6 |
| Smithdales, Panxworth Ledger - 1881 | ||||
'Black Tuesday' 18 January 1881 - worst blizzard in living memory, innumerable windmills seriously damaged and several blown down. Windmills & Millwrighting, S. Freese - 1957-1971 |
PANXWORTH Serious accident through high wind. During the hurricane that commenced blowing on Tuesday morning, 18 January, and increased in velocity during the day, the Post Windmill in occupation of Mr. Chapman was thrown down. The crash came at 2.30 pm. and was heard a considerable distance. One man only named Colman was in the mill at the time. He was much shaken and bruised but it is hoped not seriously hurt. His escape is considered almost miraculous. The main supports of the mill are now seen to be much decayed and the fabric cannot have really been safe for years. Eastern Daily Press - 20th January 1881 |
PANXWORTH The recent accident to the Mill. We are asked to give a contradiction to this report to state that everything was in good order and that the accident was only attributable to the excessively high wind prevailing at the time. Eastern Daily Press - 24th January 1881 |
It would appear that when the mill blew down on 18th January 1881, it was rebuilt, probably on the same site. The nearby Panxworth Works of Thomas Smithdale recorded castings being made for a new mill later that same year. The location of the shop was not recorded but it would appear to be unlikely that the location was Smithdale's own premises as conjectured in some quarters. |
The census of 3rd April 1881, records Jeremiah George Chapman, who by then was an unmarried lodger
at St. Swithins Villas, St. Clement, Norwich and was a teacher at the Mid. Clap. School.
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O. S. Map 1881 Courtesy of NLS map images |
The attached census files for the Chapman family came about simply because of an article in this quarters edition of 'The Norfolk Ancestor', of the Norfolk Family History Society. |
| The majority of the census information mentioned above related to Claxton smockmill |
Bryant's map 1826: Windmill January 1828: George Edward Hawke, miller & shopkeeper, insolvent Greenwood's map 1834: Windmill White's 1836: William Leist, corn miller White's 1845: William Leist, corn miller 1846: William Leist, miller 1853: Elijah Wyatt, miller White's 1854: Elijah Wyatt, miller Index of Wills 1857: Edward Saul, miller July 1857: Mill advertised to be let 1858: Elijah Wyatt, miller, bankrupt and moved to Shipdham West End postmill 1858: James Chapman snr, miller January 1858: Mill advertised for sale by auction
White's 1864: James Chapman, corn miller & farmer
1878: James Chapman snr, miller Kelly's 1879: James Chapman jnr, miller Tuesday 18th January 1881: Mill blown down in a gale and blizzard. One worker Mr. Colman was bruised only Census 1881: James Chapman, master miller, Mill House; Samuel Coleman, journeyman miller 1883: Auxiliary steam power being used White's 1883: James Chapman, corn miller & merchant O.S. map 1891: Windmill (Corn & Flour)
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