Norfolk Mills - East Dereham Banyard's post windmill

East Dereham
Banyard's postmill

Banyard's postmill stood in Banyard's Yard between Baxter's Row and Orchard Lane. Baxter's Row later became the High Street and Orchard Lane became Commercial Road.

Royal Exchange Fire Insurance policy 170655

Vale. Matthias Banyard of East Dereham in the Co. of Norfolk, Baker as Propr. & Barnard Howell of No. Elmham in the fame Co. as Mortgagee.
On a House Brick & tiled in the occupn. of the faid Valentine Matthias Banyard - £100.
On a Hse. Stud, Plaster & tiled nr. Tents. Peter Philip & others - £60.
On a Barn, Stable & Leanto adjg. Stud, Boarded, tiled & thatched nr. - £40.
On Six Cottages adjg. Brick pannelled & tiled nr. Tents. Heny. Cranmer, Jno. Moffett & others £16.13.4 each - £100.
On a Wind Mill incldg. the Going Geers nr. - £50.
All fit. in East Dereham afsd.
16th November 1799

Before the construction of Banyard's Place, off the High Street, East Dereham, the site was known as Banyard's Yard. In the early 19th century it led down to property in Orchard Lane, now Commercial Road, on which stood a windmill where John Banyard is given as miller and baker in the 1815 East Dereham Enclosure Claim. On the above map the mill is shown as a post mill on land on which the house 'Glendower' was later built.
Harry Apling - c.1982

Mill centre right
1815 Enclosure map

November 1799: Valentine Matthias Banyard insured the mill for £50 with Royal Exchange Fire Insurance

1815 East Dereham Enclosure Claim: John Banyard, miller & baker

25th March 1829: John Banyard bought Yaxham postmill

White's 1836: Matthias & Charles Banyard, bakers & flour dealers, Baxter's Row

1842: John Banyard died

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