1888
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Stalham
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1888
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Stalham smock mill stood on the Sutton Road and was often known as Cooke's Mill. The mill had a Norfolk boat shaped cap with a fantail and tailpole and used 4 double shuttered patent sails. |
Horning_Mill_Loke_postmill was probably the first postmill and possibly even the first windmill to be fitted with William Cubitt's patent sails c.1807 that were eventually to be used by all Norfolk windmills. |
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c.1890 |
The 1841 census shows Sophia Cooke as an independent, her husband having died. Her son, William Cooke was then the miller, presumably having taken over from his father. James Quadling was living next door to the Cooke's and was probably responsible for running the mill on Sophia Cooke's behalf whilst training William Cooke to eventually take over. Between 1841 and 1851, William Cooke had taken over the running of the mill, had married and become the father of two children but had lost his wife.
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St. Ann's Iron Works, King Street, Norwich, Feby 25/60. Mr. R. Cooke, Dear Sir, Having duly considered the Alterations required to be done to your Engine at Stalham Mill I beg to say I will undertake to make a New Internal Cylinder and Metallic Piston for do. to be turned, bored fitted &fixed complete for the sum of twenty one pounds ten shillings. £21.10. 0. I am, Your Obt. Servt, Thos. Smithdale. |
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c.1900 |
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O.S. Map 1891 Image produced from the www.old-maps.co.uk service with permission of Landmark Information Group Ltd. and Ordnance Survey |
1797: Mill built
12th March 1833: Samuel Cooke, miller & farmer, wrote his will
31st May 1835: Samuel Cooke, miller & farmer, died
White's 1854: William Cook, corn miller & corn merchant
Census 1861: Samuel Mayes (32) b.Stalham, miller’s carter (living with family)
Census 1861: Thomas Farrow (34) b.Westwick, journeyman miller (living with family) Kelly's 1879: Thomas Henry Gray, miller White's 1883: Alfred Bristow, miller, corn merchant & farmer; & East Ruston 1903: Mill destroyed by fire |
| Other mill in Stalham: Stalham towermill |
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