At a bend in the River Bure, in Norfolk, England, an old mill straddles the water. After a fire in 1991 and several years as a hotel beginning in 1999, the historic building was repurposed in 2005 and divided into several beautiful apartments. I had the pleasure of spending a week in one of them. Our apartment is the one with the shutters.
The steam trains of the narrow gauge Bure Valley Railroad run through the countryside very nearby, between Norwich and Coltishall. Visiting “stately homes”, including the Queen’s Sandringham Estate, and boat trips on the Norfolk Broads are among the many activities available in the area. More on those boat trips soon.
Read about the history of Buxton Mill here, illustrated with great old photos and maps.
For more of PortMoresby’s contributions, click here.
It’s also fun and interesting to read an area’s industrial history from its buildings. The projection above the windows, easily matched elsewhere, is the clue to large-scale milling—a way to lift sizable loads to the top to allow gravity to play a role in processing. As Garry points out, there are similarities to buildings used for similar purpose everywhere!
At first glance of those buildings I thought you were in farming country in the North East States. Lancaster PA or Maryland.
I enjoy comparing US architecture with its old world origins.
Buildings in East Anglia (UK) have a likeness to Dutch and German buildings.
Which is just across the North Sea.
Milling used wind power where I live in Liverpool UK.
This example about 2 miles away lost its sails 100 years ago when electricity was the new marvel !
CROSBY WINDMILL