Ovington
Old postmill |
Ovington Old post windmill stood to the east of the village on the north side of the road to Caudlesprings. The mill had a roundhouse and in 1856 was using one pair of common sails and one pair of patent sails. However, by 1880 the mill had two pairs of patent sails powering the two pairs of stones, flour mill and sifter. |
Michael Hardy had been involved with miling for some years by the time he built Dereham_towermill in 1836. In 1819 he owned and ran Mattishall_Norwich_Rd_smockmill and in 1829 he started to run the newly built Gressenhall smockmill and in 1836 he was also running Ovington old postmill. |
OVINGTON |
Tithe map 1843 - as redrawn by Harry Apling |
Tithe Award 1843 |
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No. 151 |
House, mill & meadow |
Pasture |
0a. 3r. 35p. |
1s. 10d |
Mr. Spelman |
On 29th July 1980, Brian Strong of New Barnet, wrote to Harry Apling, who recorded: |
To be sold by Auction by Mr. Baley at the George Inn, Watton Wednesday 14 May 1856 at 6 o'c. |
TO BE LET by Private Contract, a WINDMILL doing a good trade, with a New House and convenient premises and about 4 acres of very excellent Arable Land at Ovington near Watton, Norfolk. |
Situations Vacant |
To be Sold by Private Contract |
OVINGTON near Watton, Norfolk |
Frederick William Kemp was born in 1841 and was master miller at Elsing_watermill when he married in 1868. He ran Witton_(Blofield_postmill from 1879 - 1879, then Croxton_postmill and towermill from 1883 - 1890 and was at Strumpshaw smockmill in 1896. |
On 25th July 1971 John Lawn of Old Buckenham wrote to Harry apling to say that Page Huntons of Carbrooke demolished the mill and incorporated some of the woodwork into their own buildings. On 12th February 1972, Harry Apling went to see the woodwork for himself. |
O.S. Map 2005 Image reproduced under licence from Ordnance Survey |
Kelly's 1892: Richard Kemp, farmer |
White's 1836: Michael Hardy, corn miller
1843: William Rose, miller |
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Nat Grid Ref TF92950235 |
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