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Berney Arms is a seven-storey cylindrical brick tower mill located in the Halvergate Marshes near Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, dating to 1865. The mill was constructed during the nineteenth-century expansion of marshland drainage and grain milling in East Anglia, and represents a significant example of Victorian industrial architecture adapted to the Norfolk landscape. Its distinctive design, with a tall circular tower and associated drainage infrastructure, demonstrates the engineering innovations required to operate such structures in the waterlogged fenland environment. The mill has been in the care of the National Trust since 1929 and is recognised as a scheduled ancient monument, preserving an important example of nineteenth-century agricultural technology.
Berney Arms windmill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003957. View the official record →
Berney Arms is a seven-storey cylindrical brick tower mill located in the Halvergate Marshes near Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, dating to 1865. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003957.
Berney Arms windmill is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1003957.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Burgh Castle Roman fort, vicus, pre-Conquest monastery and Norman motte and bailey castle (1 km), Mill Hill bowl barrow, 650m north east of Caldecott Hall (3.3 km), St Olave's Priory (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Berney Arms windmill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Berney Arms windmill stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.