The mill was built in 1830 by Richard John Gurney and was originally called Holt Watermill.

The watermill and its adjoining mill house are constructed from local brick and flint and the buildings have red Norfolk pantiled roofs.

A circular timber saw blade set in a steel bench was also powered from the Turbine and was still in operation up until 1977.

The watermill also included a number of cartsheds, haylofts, stables, pig sties and cowsheds.

Water for the bread making was carried by bucket from a spring on the opposite side of the road.