Windmills were an ancient feature of the landscape but by the late 19th century were no longer competitive against the competition of new large steam mills and many closed or declined at this time.
Bacton Wood post mill
Bacton Wood post mill was a small mill that stood at Spa Common near North Walsham just to the north of Bacton Wood watermill. The two mills were probably always worked under the same ownership.
- Built: pre 1797
- Closed: unknown
- Demolished: unknown
Briggate tower mill
The 6 storey tarred red brick mill was built c.1850. The mill had a boat shaped cap. The sails powered three pairs of stones.
- Built: 1850 – may have replaced Briggate post mill
- Derelict: 1949
- Converted to house: 1950s
Ebridge Mill Hill tower mill
Ebridge tower mill stood on Mill Hill, technically in Witton. The mill was run in conjunction with Ebridge watermill for all its working life.1870. The mill was four storeys tall and had a stage; it used patent sails set on a cast iron windshaft to drive two pairs of French burr stones.
Lingate tower mill
Lingate tower mill was a five-storey tarred red brick tower mill, often known as New Mills. It was sited in a farmyard on the Bradfield Road, along with some low tiled barns and a large brick store on the northwest side of the town close to the railway line. The mill used patent sails to drive 2 pairs of stones. A steam mill driving a further 2 pairs of stones was also operated on the mill site.
- Built: 1856
- 1883: Auxiliary steam power added
- Closed: unknown
- Demolished: 1981
Norwich Road mill
Norwich Road red brick tower mill stood just to the southwest of the town and the two railway stations. The six storey mill had patent sails and a fantail that powered two pairs of French burr stones, two flour mills and a jumper.
- Built: pre 1799
- Renovated: 1857
- Closed: unknown
- Demolished: 1940 to make way for H P Smedley canning factory
Reeves Lane mill (Bacton Road)
Reeve’s Lane tower mill stood on Watch Hill next to the St. Nicholas’ Iron works on the north eastern side of the town. A maltings was also run on the site. Reeve’s Lane was later renamed Bacton Road.
- Built: pre1816
- Demolished: unknown
Swafield Road mill
North Walsham Swafield Road post windmill stood in a field beside the Mundesley Road on the east side of the town. The mill had a roundhouse
- Built: 1768
- Closed: c1880
- Remnant re-erected to carry Swafield village sign: 1977
Yarmouth Road mill
Yarmouth Road post mill in North Walsham was also known as Youngman’s Mill or Field Mill
The mill buck was set on a two storey roundhouse and had a gable end porch and was moved into wind with a tail pole. The four double shuttered sails, each with eight bays of three shutters were struck by rack and pinion
- Built: pre1602
- Rebuilt: unknown
- Steam power added: 1883
- Disuse: c1902
- Demolished: unknown
