{"id":10852,"date":"2020-06-12T22:24:47","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T21:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marthamnorfolk.co.uk\/?page_id=10852"},"modified":"2024-08-01T19:58:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T18:58:17","slug":"martham-pits-skeleton-mill","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marthamnorfolk.co.uk\/?page_id=10852","title":{"rendered":"Martham Pits Skeleton Mill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Martham Pits, Ferrygate -Skeleton Windpump<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

\n
\"\"
Temporary mill for brickworks in centre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Almost nothing is known about this windpump. The above is the only rare photograph to prove it ever existed. Trestle Mills or Skeleton mills as they are often described, were less expensive than wooden smock or brick-built tower windmills and carried out simpler pumping operations. As a result of their mainly timber construction very few have survived the ravages of weather and time.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n
\"\"
Red dot shows position of pump<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

This one would have been situated as shown on this map just a short distance east of Martham Boat Dyke Staithe<\/a><\/em> and was used for only a short period during the clay extraction for brickmaking at the adjacent works. The brickworks were owned by Robert Moore (1825-1885) <\/a><\/em>and after his death by Wm. Bracey & Son<\/a><\/em> whose main production of bricks was roughly from 1885 to 1925. It is possible that the windpump was built by the well know local millwright Daniel England of Ludham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Return to Windmills<\/span><\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Martham Pits, Ferrygate -Skeleton Windpump Almost nothing is known about this windpump. The above is the only rare photograph to prove it ever existed. Trestle Mills or Skeleton mills as they are often described, were less expensive than wooden smock or brick-built tower windmills and carried out simpler pumping operations. As a result of their … Continue reading “Martham Pits Skeleton Mill”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10852","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t