1914
Catfield Swim Coots drainage pump Hickling Broad |
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1914 |
Catfield Swim Coots drainage mill
was built as a drainage mill but it also had a single small pair of stones that had been incorporated within the structure to grind animal feed. The mill stood by a dyke on the shore of Hickling Broad at the end of a long track, through marshy reed beds. The mill had a Norfolk boat shaped cap, patent sails and a rare 7 bladed fantail. |
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c.1925 |
... the little Swim Coots Mill, Hickling which originally had one pair of small stones, long since vanished ... |
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c.1930 |
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1950 |
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July 1988 |
In 1978 Arthur Smith reported that only the 2 storey derelict red brick tower remained and it had been cemented at the top. The tower was about 19 feet high had a 15ft base diameter that allowed for a pronounced batter. The cast iron 5ft 2ins scoopwheel remained inside the mill with no remaining paddles and water was running through the mill. |
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7th October 2007 |
| O.S. map 1838: Mill c.1930: Mill still complete with cap, sails and fantail O.S. map 1974: Mill 1978: Derelict tower only 2007: Mill tower capped and watertight |
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