Briningham windmill, Norfolk

Briningham #2125

(52.86044,1.02027)

Map/aerial photo of the area around the mill

Belle Vue Smock Mill: Smock mill function:Corn mill

Details from Norfolk Mills.

for information on Belle Vue Smock Mill, Briningham

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Mill Lane, Briningham, North Norfolk, Norfolk, NR24 2QA

15 Jul 2002 - Photograph (Digital)

International Mill Database Entry
name	Belle Vue Windmill
id	57370
description	Built in 1721 as a smock mill on a three-storey brick octagonal base, making it the tallest smock mill in Norfolk; between 1771 and 1780, the two-storey smock was replaced with a cylindrical three-storey tower covered with a conical cupola roof
drive power recent	none
drive power originally	windmill
mill type	smock mill
special construction	octagonal
function type	grain mill
condition type	no technique
use today	private residence
map location	52.86048,1.020285
country	United Kingdom
state	England
county	Norfolk
municipality	Melton Constable
city	Briningham
zip	NR24 2QA
street	Bellevue Plantation
logo detail	windmill_nophoto
Website link	Norfolk Mills
construction year	1721