About Old Buckenham Towermill

Old Buckenham towermill was built of red brick in 1818 and has the date cast into a wall washer on the tie bar above the north door. The 42 foot high tower only had a 3 foot 6 inch batter, being 26 feet 6 inches at ground level and 23 feet at the curb with 2 foot thick walls, all of which made it the widest towermill in the country. It is believed that the mill was originally built with 8 common sails (as was the towermill at Victoria Road, Diss) that were replaced by 4 patent sails after serious storm damage in 1879. The overall height of the mill to the top of the cap was 54 ft. 6 ins