Brograve Mill

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Brograve Drainage Windmill
Windpump
Brograve Mill as it looks now
Country	England
State	Norfolk
Region	East Anglia
District	North Norfolk
Municipality	Waxham

Location	On the west bank of the Waxham New Cut nr. Horsey Mere

Founded	1771

Visitation	Derelict and dangerous structure, no public access

Brograve Mill Norfolk
Map Ref: TG4467223537

Brograve Mill is a windpump located on Brograve level in the parish of Sea Palling within the Norfolk Broads National Park, United Kingdom it can be found at grid reference TG448235 and is approximately 1 mile north of Horsey Mere.

[edit] History

The mill is of red brick construction and today lies in an extremely derelict and unsafe state. It is thought to have last worked around 1930 and was built in 1771 by Sir Berney Brograve, 1st Baronet (1726-1797). The mill had an 8 bladed fantail with a boat shaped cap carrying two pairs of patent shuttered sails powering an internal turbine pump. Its purpose was to drain the Brograve levels into the man made Waxham New Cut and is one of two mills on this water course, the other being Lambrigg Mill (also derelict), located about 2 miles west of Sea Palling.

[edit] Today

The mill cannot be directly reached on foot. However, it can be seen very closely by following the path next to the Waxham New Cut from Horsey Mere, and there is also a farm track, which is private property owned by Brograve Farm. Only two stocks and two stubs of the original sails remain and the mill has a very westward lean to it. The only way to access the mill is via boat along the Waxham New Cut, but entering the structure is strongly discouraged as it is in a very unsafe state.