Stokesby Commission drainage pump River Bure |
Stokesby Commission in background and Acle Marsh Farm mill in foreground c.1890 |
Stokesby Commission mill had a medium sized 4 storey red brick tower and stood beside the River Bure. The mill used double shuttered patent sails to power a scoop wheel. A thatched cottage stood nearby. The mill is Grade ll listed. |
c.1929 |
September 1973 |
9th April 2008 |
20th October 2020 |
O. S. Map 1905 Stokesby Commission drainage pump to the north of the river Courtesy of NLS map images |
1800s: Mill built by William Rust c.1890: Mill working with common sails O.S. map 1905: Draining Pump 1973: Mill tower standing with flat roof and thatched cottage nearby 1985: Mill tower with flat roof, converted into accommodation with thatched cottage nearby |
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