National Trust Norfolk Coast - Savory's Watermill Traditional Cache
Hanoosh: As the owner has not responded to my previous log requesting that they check this cache I am archiving it.
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Brenda
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National Trust Norfolk Coast - Savory's Watermill
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You are looking for a small clip-it box. Please note there is no parking available near this cache (nearest parking is Burnham Overy Staithe Quay) and is best approached by walking along the footpath that runs between the villages Burnham Overy Staithe and Burnham Overy Town. Step carefully over the chain. Please take care by the road and by the water. Fishing is not allowed.
Burnham Overy Watermill was built in 1790 by Edmond Savory. The pretty row of terraced cottages, now volunteers’ accommodation and a National Trust holiday let, were originally occupied by mill and farm workers. The mill and surround complex were extensively added to and eventually comprised of maltings, a granary (built in 1820), a blacksmith’s shop, wagon lodges, stables, cowshouses and yards, bullock sheds and yards, cart sheds and the three cottages with 40 acres of surround land that was farmed by the mill owner. By the 1880s three pairs of stones were driven by the waterwheel with a further four pairs of stones driven by a 16 horse power condensing steam beam engine powered by a Cornish boiler.
The watermill was in use until 1939 when it was then taken over by the National Trust.
On 31st January 1953 the mill and the surrounding complex was severely flooded in the flood that caused major destruction and loss of life along the whole of the east coast of England. On the east side of the main building a dated brick can be seen that has been placed at the height at which the flood water reached. Then in 1959 the mill was almost completed gutted by fire. The mill was subsequently rebuilt by the National Trust and whilst the outward appearance was preserved, the interior was changed and an entire floor was lost. Sadly, most of the machinery was destroyed by the fire.
The mill now comprises of private dwellings and National Trust holiday lets.
The watermill is fed by the River Burn and in this spot, marsh harriers and barn owls are regularly seen but if you are really lucky then you may spot the occasional kingfisher. Please feel free to sit on the picnic benches and enjoy the beautiful surroundings before you continue on your journey.
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