William Thorold
| William Thorold | |
|---|---|
| Born |
9 October 1798 Methwold, Norfolk |
| Died | 17 December 1878 (aged 80) Norwich, Norfolk |
| Nationality | English |
| Spouse(s) | Susannah |
| Children | Thomas Telford Thorold, (second son d.1829), Ellen Thorold (second daughter, d.1866) |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Architect, civil engineer, millwright |
| Institutions | Institution of Civil Engineers (member) |
| Projects | The New Cut on the River Yare, The Acle Straight, several windmills built, designed a number of workhouses. |
William Thorold (9 October 1798 – 17 December 1878) was an eminent 19th-century millwright, architect and civil engineer in Norwich, Norfolk.
He was born in 1798 in Methwold, Norfolk, the son of a farmer. Apprenticed to George Shafto and later to John Fisher Gurling in St Martin's Lane, Norwich, he was in business as a millwright from 1828 until his death at Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich in 1878.
William Thorold built a post mill at Felthorpe in 1830, and a tower drainage windmill at Limpenhoe in 1831. He was involved with refitting watermills at Bawburgh in 1829,Taverham in 1842 and Oxnead in 1849. He was also involved with the steam-powered St James' Yarn Mill, Norwich in 1836 but it is not known whether he was the architect, millwright or both.
William Thorold designed workhouses built at Thetford, Pulham Market, Rockland All Saints, Kenninghall, Hindringham and Great Snoring all in Norfolk between 1836 and 1837. He also designed a workhouse built at Rochford, Essex in 1837. As mentioned above, he may have also designed the St James' Yarn Mill, Norwich in 1836.
Thorold was the contractor who built the Acle Straight between Acle and Great Yarmouth in 1830-31. He also cut the New Cut of the River Yare at Thorpe St Andrew in 1843 which enabled the Norwich and Yarmouth Railway to avoid the expense and inconvenience of building and operating two swing bridges. William Thorold was elected as a Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers sometime before 1845, being member number 321. He was also involved in drainage schemes at Ten Mile Bank, Hilgay and Middle Level, Kings Lynn in the early 1860s.
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