Brograve Mill as it looks today.

Brograve Mill is a windpump located on Brograve level in the parish of Waxham within the Norfolk Broads National Park, United Kingdom it can be found at grid reference TG448235 and is approximately 1 mile north of Horsey Mere. Image File history File links Brograve2006. ... Image File history File links Brograve2006. ... A windpump is GAY to Pontus Wall. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Horsey Mere is one of the Norfolk Broads in the east of England; it is one of the more northerly broads close to the North Sea coast. ...

History

The mill is of Red brick construction and today lies in an extremely derelict and unsafe state. It is thought to have last worked around 1930 and was built in 1771. The mill had an 8 bladed fantail with a boat shaped cap carrying two pairs of patent shuttered sails powering an internal turbine pump. It's purpose was to drain the Brograve levels into the man made Waxham New Cut and is one of two mills on this water course, the other being Lambrigg Mill (also derelict), located about 2 miles west of Sea Palling.

Today

The mill cannot be directly reached on foot, however can be seen very closely by following the path next to the Waxham New Cut from Horsey Mere. Only two stocks and two stubs of the original sails remain and the mill has a very westward lean to it. It is impossible to arrange visits to the mill as it is in a very unsafe state. The only way to access the mill is via boat along the Waxham New Cut, however entering the structure is highly discouraged. Horsey Mere is one of the Norfolk Broads in the east of England; it is one of the more northerly broads close to the North Sea coast. ...