Artist fights for Norwich landmark

Last Spring, landowners were asked to submit ideas for land which could be developed. Local oil painter, John Broadbent, saw it as a chance to argue the land around Peafield Mill on Eleanor Road should be protected , especially from taller development. He says views of the Grade II listed mill are already limited by the height of surrounding buildings: “It’s a shame, since it’s completely unique, to make it more invisible than it already is.” One site put forward for development is a car park on nearby Southwell Road, which is used by Norwich Union (pictured right). If tall buildings were built there, views of the windmill would be obscured.

Peafield Towermill, also known as Spatt’s Mill dates back to 1824. According to Norfolk Mills,  milling continued there until 1965. It was converted into residential accommodation in the 1970s.   Public consultation on 170 sites put forward for development across Norwich closes today.

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