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font-size: 7.5pt; padding-top:4px;"> </td> <td style="text-align:centre; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 7.5pt; padding-top:4px;"> </td> </tr>  <div align="center"> <table width="640" border="1" align="center" cellpadding="10" bordercolor="#000000" bgcolor="#C5E6FE"> <tr> <td><p align="center" class="style32"><span class="style129"><font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" color="#000066">This website contains a considerable amount of historical and genealogical data for in excess of<br /> 1,200 mills along with over 3,000 photographs. <br /> <br /> All pages should be easily accessible via the links above.</font></span><span class="style129"></span><font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" color="#000066"><br /> <br /> </font><font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif"><span class="style36">Wanted!</span></font></p> <p align="center" class="style34"><span class="style124"><span class="style6"><font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif"><em>Information</em> on Norfolk windmills and watermills.<br /> Also <em>photographs</em> </font></span></span> <font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" color="#000066"><span class="style6">for copying (repairing if necessary) and preserving.<br /> All photographs would of course be returned immediately<br /> Please <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript"> </script> or telephone 07836 675369 </span></font><font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" size="2" color="#000066"> <br /> </font> </p></td> </tr> </table> </div> <br /> <table width="640" align="center" bgcolor="#C5E6FE"> <tr> <td><div align="justify"><font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif"><span class="style129">At the time of Domesday, in the 11th century, there were some 580 recorded watermills in Norfolk, but no windmills. The earliest known windmill in Norfolk was recorded at <a href="Windmills/rackheath-postmill.html">Rackheath</a> in 1268 and the earliest identified windmill site in Norfolk was at <a href="Windmills/barton-bendish-lovells-postmill.html">Barton_Bendish</a> in 1338, although Thomas Thurne gave a windmill in <a href="Windmills/waxham-postmill.html">Waxham</a> to Hickling Priory c.1190. </span></font><font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" size="2"><br /> </font> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div align="center" class="style97">Domesday Book of Norfolk </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div align="justify" class="style133"><span class="style135">In Norfolk alone there were upwards of 580 water-mills, five of which were at Holt, five at Wymondham, five at Snettisham, four at Flitcham, four at Suffield, four at Earlham and four at Sedgeford; they varied much in value, some of them being rated as high as £3, while others were returned as worth no more than 3s.<br /> The produce of water-mills is variously stated in the Survey, sometimes in grain, sometimes partly in money and partly in grain, and occasionally from the fishery in the mill stream.</span><br /> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div align="left" class="style133"><span class="style16">An Analysis of the Domesday Book of the County of Norfolk, - <br /> Rev. George Munford, Vicar of East Winch, 1858</span></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div align="justify"><font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif"><span class="style129"><br /> By the early 1800s only 80 or 90 watermills were still functioning but there were still 300 - 400 windmills in the county. By the late 1800s the water and windmilled stone ground flour was fast giving way to roller mill produced flour. The taste of the people was changing and the new technology was capable of producing flour far more efficiently and faster. <br /> <br /> <a href="Windmills/horning-mill-loke-postmill.html">Horning_Mill_Loke_postmill</a> was probably the first postmill and possibly even the first windmill to be fitted with William Cubitt's patent sails c.1807 that were eventually to be used by virtually all Norfolk windmills. <a href="Windmills/stalham-smockmill.html">Stalham_smockmill</a> is the only other known contender.<br /> <br /> The first steam mill for auxiliary power was installed at <a href="Windmills/dickleburgh-burston-wood-postmill.html">Dickleburgh</a> in 1834. <br /> <br /> In 1939 Claude Messent recorded that there were only 60 watermills still standing and by 2004 the number had gone down to 52 with only around 20 still containing any remnants of machinery and many have now disappeared completely. Forever.</span></font><font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" size="2"><br /> <br /> </font> <span class="style132">Standing watermills and windmills are now a rarity and this website is intended to provide a pictorial and historical record of all the mills I can trace here in Norfolk, England.</span><span class="style133"><font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif"><br /> </font><span class="style16">Jonathan Neville </span></span></div></td> </tr> </table> <br /> <table width="640" bgcolor="#C5E6FE" align="center"> <tr> <td><div class="style129"> <div align="justify">The 1563 the Statute of Apprentices forbade anyone to enter a trade who had not served an apprenticeship.  Some modification to this Statute occurred but it remained on the statute books until 1814.  Prior to 1710 nothing exists for Apprentices in the archives in London.  </div> </div> <div> <div align="justify">From 1710 - 1811 The Government decided to use the system to generate some revenue, hence the Stamp Duty records from Inland Revenue. Duty was payable by the master at the rate of 6d for every £1 under £50 that he received for taking on the apprentice and 1/- for every £1 above that sum. The deadline for payment was one year after the expiry of the indenture.</div> </div></td> </tr> </table> <br /> <table width="640" bgcolor="#C5E6FE" align="center"> <tr> <td><p align="justify" class="style129"><font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" color="#000066">Pages are continually being updated and added - so any and all help with information, anecdotes and photographs would be greatly appreciated.</font></p></td> </tr> </table> <br /> <table width="509" border="3" align="center" cellpadding="5" bordercolor="#CC0033" bgcolor="#FFCCCC"> <tr> <td><p align="center"><font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" size="2" color="#000066"><span class="style34"><font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" color="#000066"><span class="style6"><strong>Photographs for Sale</strong></span></font><strong> </strong></span><br /> </font><font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" color="#000066"><span class="style129">Please note that all photographs and material on this site are subject to copyright and must not be reproduced without prior permission from the owner.<br /> <br /> However, if you are interested in purchasing a full size digital photo,<br /> many are available, subject to copyright.<br /> please</span></font><span class="style129"><font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" color="#000066"> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript"> </script> </font> <font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif"> or telephone 07836 675369</font><font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" color="#000066"><br /> Digital copy via email - £10.00<br /> Digital copy burnt onto CD - £20.00 + postage etc. (dependent on destination) <br /> <em>and don't forget to provide full details of which photo you are interested in!</em></font></span></p></td> </tr> </table> <br /> <div align="center"> <table width="640" border="0"> <tr> <td width="235" valign="top" align="center"><p><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><a href="http://norfolk.uk.weatheradd.com/" target="_blank"> </a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.spab.org.uk/mills/"><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="images/SPAB%20mills%20logo.jpg" alt="SPAB logo" width="118" height="125" border="0" /></a> <br /> <font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif">This site is recognised by</font><br /> SPAB <br /> <font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif">The Society for the Protection<br /> of Ancient Buildings</font> <br /> <font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif">Mills Section</font></p></td> <td width="381"> <table width="381" align="center" border="3" bgcolor="#C5E6FE"> <tr> <td width="370" bgcolor="#C5E6FE" valign="top"> <p align="center"><b><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" color="#FF0000"><br /> </font></b><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" color="#FF0000">24,696 visits from 66 countries in our first 4 months in 2002!<br /> 33,095 pages viewed in May 2007! <br /> </font> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="370" bgcolor="#C5E6FE" valign="top"> <div align="center"> <font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" color="#000066"><b><br /> This site came onstream on 6th September 2002 and traffic has slowly increased.<br /> <br /> May 2007 saw 17,622 visitors from 86 countries</b></font><font color="#FF0000"><br /> <br /> </font></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="370" bgcolor="#C5E6FE" valign="top"> <div align="justify"><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" color="#000066"><b><br /> </b>We welcome viewers from the following countries:<br /> Albania, Andorra, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Ascension Island, Austria, Australia, Azerbaidjan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chad, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Columbia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guam, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nigeria, Niue, Norway, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Polynesia (French), Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Samoa Islands, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay, US Educational, US Government, US Military, USSR (former), Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands (USA), Yugoslavia and Zimbabwe </font></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#C5E6FE" valign="top"><div align="justify"><strong>May 2020 saw visitors from 38 countries -</strong><br /> Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Cyprus, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jersey, Kazakstan, Malta, Mexico, Montengro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Romaina, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, </div></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <br /> <table width="640" bgcolor="#C5E6FE" align="center"> <tr> <td> <p align="justify"><span class="style129"><font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" color="#000066">We hope you will find something of interest amongst the photos and snippets of information put together.<br /> <br /> We would also be grateful for any information, history, anecdotes or photographs that could be included as we continue to develop and update the site. All photographs will of course be returned immediately after they are scanned.<br /> <br /> Please note that all photographs and material on this site are subject to copyright and must not be reproduced without prior permission from the owner. If you are interested in a photo please <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript"> </script> </font> <font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif" color="#000066">for copyright details </font><font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif"> or telephone 07836 675369.</font></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <br /> <table width="640" align="center" bgcolor="#C5E6FE"> <tr> <td><p align="justify" class="style10"><font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif">Many individuals and organisations have between them, provided a vast amount of assistance and archive information for inclusion on this website. Please take time to visit the <a href="contributors/credits.html">credits_page</a> to view some of the information sources. </font> </p></td> </tr> </table> <br /> <table width="640" align="center" bgcolor="#C5E6FE"> <tr> <td><p align="center"><font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif"><span class="style129"> Do visit our sister sites <a href="http://www.hempstead-norfolk.co.uk">www.hempstead-norfolk.co.uk</a> and <a href="http://www.itteringham.com"><font color="#0000FF">www.itteringham.com</font></a> <br /> Also Jonathan Neville's African and Norfolk wildlife digital photos at <a href="http://www.digitalwild.co.uk">www.digitalwild.co.uk</a></span><font size="2"><br /> </font></font></p></td> </tr> </table> <div align="center"> <br /> <table width="800"> <tr> <td><div align="right"><font size="1" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif">Copyright © Jonathan Neville 2014</font></div></td> </tr> </table> </div> <div align="center"><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif"><a href="#top"><b>Top of Page</b></a></font> </div> <p> </p> </body> </html>

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