Tunstall Dyke
drainage pump
River Bure

Tunstall tower drainage pump was built on the north side of Tunstall Dyke, slightly to the west and on the opposite bank to Tunstall Dyke smock drainage pump. The red brick tower was originally tarred. Power was supplied by common sails that were turned to wind with a tailpole.

Arthur C. Smith recorded many drainage pumps and he visited both Tunstall properties on 5th July 1988.
He noted that the small to medium sized mill was lying derelict. The tower had 4 window apertures and opposite door apertures 70 inches high to the wooded lintel. The tower base had a diameter of 16 feet including the 23 inch walls. The 7 foot pit wheel had a 5 inch shaft powering the 13 foot 4 inch external scoop wheel over an outer hoop with an 8 foot iron centre piece. Most of the wooden paddles were still in situ.
At that time the track to the mill had all but disappeared, the mill cottage was derelict and the whole site was overgrown with willows, elder and other vegetation.