Burnham Overy tower mill at Burnham Market in Norfolk
Burnham Overy Staithe Windmill was built in 1816 by Edmund Savory, a datestone set in the brick work above the first floor has the inscription ES 1816. the tower is constructed of brickwork and is black tarred. The tower stands over six storeys and has a stage at the first floor level. The base has a diameter of 24 feet and the brickwork is 2 feet thick. The cap is constructed with horizontall boarding in the Ogee shape. The cap was topped with a ball finial. There is a 6 bladded fan. The 4 double shuttered sails with a span of 81 feet, each had 12 bays of 3 shutters are now fixed in a Southern direction. The sails drove 3 set of millstones. The mill was donated to the National Trust in 1958 and soon after the sails were again replaced having deteriorated badly.
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Location: Burnham Overy Straithe, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © David Jones / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: building, burnham, grade, ii, listed, market, mill, norfolk, overy, staithe, tower, travel, windmill
