Black Mill, Belton
Windmill in Belton, Norfolk, England
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Black Mill is a Grade II listed drainage mill at Belton, Norfolk, United Kingdom. It was built in the 1830s and worked by wind until c.1947. The mill was conserved in the 2000s.
| Black Mill, Belton | |
|---|---|
Black Mill, May 2008 | |
 Interactive map of Black Mill, Belton | |
| Origin | |
| Mill name | Black Mill |
| Mill location | Belton, Norfolk, United Kingdom |
| Grid reference | TG 467 035 |
| Coordinates | 52°34′23″N 1°38′21″E |
| Year built | 1830s |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Drainage mill |
| Type | Tower mill |
| Storeys | Three storey tower |
| No. of sails | Four |
| Type of sails | Common sails |
| Winding | Tailpole |
| Type of pump | Scoopwheel |
History
Black Mill was built in the 1830s and rebuilt in 1907. It worked by wind until c.1947, draining the Belton Marshes into the River Waveney.[1] A sketch by the Gainsborough artist Karl Wood made on 18 September 1950 shows that the mill's tailpole and scoopwheel had been removed by then.[2] The pumping machinery was updated in 1973 by the millwrights Thomas Smithdale & Sons of Acle.[1] The mill was surveyed on 5 May 1975. At that time it retained its boat shaped cap, in a derelict condition.[3] The mill was listed as Grade II on 15 July 1988.[4] The cap had gone by 1989.[1] Photographs show that the tower had been given a new roof by 2008.
Description
Black mill was a three storey tower mill with a boat shaped cap, painted green. A cast iron windshaft carried four Common sails and a clasp arm brake wheel. The mill was winded by a tailpole. It drove a scoopwheel.[3]