Repps Windpump
Repps Windpump, August 2015
Map
Interactive map of Repps Windpump
Origin
Mill nameRepps Windpump
Mill locationRepps, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Grid referenceTG 4182 1792
Coordinates52°42′18″N 1°34′40″E / 52.70500°N 1.57778°E / 52.70500; 1.57778
Year built19th century
Information
PurposeDrainage mill
TypeTower mill
StoreysFour storeys
No. of sailsFour
Type of sailsPatent sails
WindshaftCast iron
WindingFantail
Fantail bladesSix
Type of pumpScoopwheel

Repps Windpump is a tower mill at Repps, Norfolk, United Kingdom. A drainage mill working in the 1920s, it has been converted to holiday accommodation.

History

Repps Windpump was built in the 19th century. It was working c.1920, but had ceased work by 1934. In 1950, just a derelict empty tower remained. The mill was converted to residential accommodation c.1970. At one point, it was owned by actor Roger Moore.[1] Arthur C. Smith surveyed the mill on 15 May 1971. He described it as a converted tower with a flat roof, balcony and extension.[2] A new cap was fitted to the tower in 2010. As of 2021, the mill was used as holiday accommodation.[1]

Description

As built, the mill was a three storey tower mill. It would have carried Common sails and been winded by a tailpole.[1] The tower is about 31 feet (9.4 m) tall.[3] The mill has a boat shape cap with petticoat and gallery. The gallery was not a feature of the working mill. It had four Patent sails carried on a cast iron windshaft. The sails had seven bays of three shutters. The mill was winded by a six-bladed fantail. It drove a scoopwheel.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Neville, Jonathan. "Repps Level drainage pump River Thurne". Norfolk Mills. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  2. ^ Smith 1982, p. 37.
  3. ^ Smith 1990, p. 58.

Sources

  • Smith, Arthur C. (1982). Drainage Windmills of the Norfolk Marshes. Stevenage: Stevenage Museum. ISBN 0 9504239 5 5.
  • Smith, Arthur C. (1990). Drainage Windmills of the Norfolk Marshes. Stevenage: Arthur C. Smith. ISBN 0 9515766 0 7.