O.S. Map 1884
Courtesy of NLS map images
Courtesy of NLS map images
|
Upton
towermill |
Upton towermill was built a tarred red brick mill and stood near the village green. Two pairs of patent sails powered two pairs of French burr stones, a flour mill and jumper. |
A few days ago, a lad about twelve years of age, at Upton, near
Southwalsham, riding on an ass without a bridle, the ass went between
the sails of a mill, which struck him on the head and fractured his skull;
he languished a short time and died. |
UPTON near Acle |
To be Sold or Let |
TO BE SOLD OR LET |
A CAPITAL TOWER WINDMILL, driving two pairs of French bur stones, flour mill jumper, and all requisite machinery, with four new patent sails. There is a first class business attached, with house, shedding, and garden. The premises are situate very conveniently for water carriage, and stand well for a good grist trade. Also an orchard with about 2¾ acres of ground, planted with different descriptions of fruit trees, and a splendid house and premises adapted for a clergyman or medical man. Can be let with or without the mill. – Apply to Adam Waters, butcher, Upton, near Acle, Norfolk; or to Azb. Waters, 3, Sefton-terrace, Southtown, next Great Yarmouth. |
To be Sold or Let |
To Millers and others. |
TO MILLERS AND OTHERS. |
SAMUEL ALDRED will sell by auction, by direction of the respective Mortgagees under powers of sale, at the White-horse Hotel, Great Yarmouth, on WEDNESDAY, March 15th., 1876, at two for three oclock in the afternoon, |
UPTON, Norfolk |
UPTON NEAR ACLE, NORFOLK |
Lot 7 A substantially-erected TOWER WINDMILL, built in 1852, with three Floors and Cap, driving two pairs of stones with wind power; also an Orchard planted with healthy young Fruit Trees, and Stable and Cart Shed thereon. At a convenient distance from the Mill is a DWELLING HOUSE with Garden and Yard attached, now converted into four Tenements, one containing Sitting-room, Kitchen, Dairy, and two Chambers, let to ROBERT WILGRASS ; a second containing Sitting-room, Wash-house, Pantry, and 3 Bedrooms, let to WILLIAM DUGLE ; the third contains Low Room, Kitchen, Pantry, and two Chambers, let to DANIEL CHAPMAN , the fourth, in hand containing two Rooms Pantry, and Shop. This Lot, which contains 3r. 13p., is Copyhold of the Manor of Upton with the Members. Fine Certain. Sale particulars - June 1876 |
UPTON, Norfolk |
UPTON, Norfolk |
Advt. |
UPTON, Norfolk |
Smithdale's Day Book No. 21 |
|||||
| 1888 5 May To regearing Crown Wheel with 48 new Apple tree coggs To turning bearings in sack tackle shafting and 1 new loose collar To turning bearings in Flour Mill counter and 1 new collar shrunk on spindle To 4 new Pair of gun metal Brasses 7 lbs 1 new Pair of shackles 4¼" square 1" x ¼ 4 lbs cast nails 2 ft. of oak 4" x 3" 4 ft. of deal 9" x 3" 1 new straining gate 4 ft. x 2 ft. x 4" x 3" 1 new 3/8" x 2 ft. bolt Man's time at Mill See time books |
PRESS BROS. UPTON FLOUR MILL |
||||
Smithdale's Day Book No. 22 |
|||||
| 1888 5 May 1 new straining gate to Flour Mill counter shaft 4 new Pair of Brasses bored and fixed |
MR. RIX, UPTON MILL |
||||
Smithdale's Day Book No. 22 |
|||||
| 1889 25 Jan 1 new mace cast and fitted 1 new step Pot bored to toe Men to mill and 1 new stone tracer |
MR. RIX, UPTON MILL |
||||
Smithdale's Day Book |
|||||
| 1889 21 June To cutting and welding Power rod 2 new 5/8" x 13" Bolts Nuts and Plates Man's Time |
UPTON FLOUR MILL |
||||
Smithdale's Day Book |
||||||
| 1889 25 July rep. UPTON MILL 2 new sedgements and rep. wood curb 26 July For UPTON MILL 2 sagments |
£5 2 qrs. 8 lbs |
MR. RIX, LINGWOOD |
||||
Smithdale's Day Book |
|||||
| 1889 .. Sept Man to Mill to Curb 1 doz. 5/8" Bolts 2 segmants 1 curb do 1 ... plate etc. |
UPTON FLOUR MILL |
||||
PANXWORTH IRON WORKS, |
re UPTON Wind Mill Spencer Rix, Esq. Dear Sir, Having completed the repairs to the Mill Curb so far as your last order authorised. In examining the remaining portion of segments I find them all broken but one: Caused by the unsound condition of the wood curb underneath. I also find the end of one sheertree and weatherbeam that should be attached together completely rotted off. In fact the entire Cap is in a very dangerous state and liable top be carried off in a heavy wind. These repairs can not be done only by taking off the stocks, sails and cap. |
Yours obediently, THOS. SMITHDALE, A. E. S. |
| Smithdales. Panxworth Time Book - 1888-1890 |
It would appear likely that the necessary repairs listed above proved financially non viable and the mill probably ceased working around this time. |
It is possible that Press Bros. and Spencer Rix were sharing tenure of the mill towards the end of its working life. |
Notice re Spencer Rix, Wine, Spirit & Corn Merchant, Lingwood. |
At Upton Post Office where my wife was born in 1913 a mill once stood in the garden. She thinks her grandfather, a Mr. Youngs had it pulled down. |
There are 2 cottages built from the brick known as "Thrift" cottages as they saved money by using recycled bricks and someone whose family lived in one, says the bricks were originally painted black. |
Mill stood in the garden of what was the Post Office in the 1980s. |
|
O.S. Map 1884 Courtesy of NLS map images |
Poll Book 1802: John Riches, miller |
1852: Mill built
July 1873: Mill advertised to be sold or let with new patent sails |
If you have any memories, anecdotes or photos please let us know and we may be able to use them to update the site. By all means telephone 07836 675369 or
|
| Nat Grid Ref TG39621250 |
Copyright © Jonathan Neville 2007 |