Letheringsett Brewery watermill

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Letheringsett Brewery Watermill
Watermill
Country	England
State	Norfolk
Region	East of England
District	North Norfolk
Municipality	Letheringsett

Location	On the River Glaven near the town of Holt

Material	Brick and Flint built with Norfolk Pantile roof

Founded	1780
Owner	William Hardy (1780)

Letheringsett Brewery Watermill within North Norfolk

Letheringsett Brewery watermill is located in the village of Letheringsett within the English county of Norfolk^[1]. The mill stands on the south side of the A148 Cromer to Kings Lynn road which dissects the village. The water supply for this watermill comes from the River Glaven which is bridged by the road next to the mill.

[edit] History

In 1780, William Hardy purchased Letheringsett Hall, 50 acres of land and Hagan’s brewery for the sum of £1610. William Hardy added Letheringsett Brewery mill to the newly purchased maltings. The building is constructed with local flint and has a Norfolk pantile roof. On the roof of the maltings there are two cowls. Although the watermill was constructed purely for the milling of the malt, William Hardy decided to maximise his investment by installing grindstones and milling corn as well. This was despite the fact that this mill was only 150 yards down stream from Letheringsett Watermill. The watermill which was built as part of the brewery complex began to produce flour in 1784. By 1888 the watermill and brewery were trading as W. H. Cozens-Hardy & Sons. In 1896 Cozens-Hardy & Sons of Letheringsett Brewery were taken overs by Morgan's Brewery of Norwich. It is unclear when the watermill, brewery and maltings ceased working but in 1936 the buildings were used for manufacture of soft drinks until partially destroyed by fire in that year. Today the building beside the road stands derelict (2008)