Editing Loddon, Norfolk (section)

==Landmarks==

Loddon has many fine buildings; from the 15th-century parish church of Holy Trinity, through the 18th-century "Loddon House" (originally a [[psychiatric hospital|mental institution]]), to "Farthing Green House", which is a good example of [[Georgian architecture]].

===Holy Trinity Church===
[[Image:Loddon.jpg|thumb|right|Loddon Holy Trinity]]
The town centre of Loddon, a designated conservation area, is dominated by the Holy Trinity Church dates from 1490 by [[James Hobart|Sir James Hobart]] who lived at [[Hales Hall]], and was [[Attorney General]] to [[Henry VII of England|King Henry VII]]. The outside of the building is faced with flintwork and the interior contains a [[hammerbeam]] roof, Jacobean [[pulpit]], [[Victorian architecture|early Edwardian]] pews with carved [[Poppyhead (carving)|poppy-head]] ends, several table-top tombs, an ancient poor-box and a panel on the painted [[rood screen]] which shows [[William of Norwich]], a boy martyr who was falsely claimed to have been [[crucifixion|crucified]] by Jews in the 12th century in one of the first [[blood libel]]s. There is also a [[medieval]] [[baptismal font]] set high on three steps, however despite its shaft and bowl were originally carved and painted, they were defaced during periods of [[iconoclasm]].

The church is said to have possibly replaced an earlier [[Normans|Norman]] church and an even older one built by [[Felix of Burgundy|St Felix]], [[Bishop of the East Angles]], about 630.

===Watermill===

There was a mill mentioned at Loddon in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086, and a watermill at [[Chedgrave]] in the early 1330s, but there is no evidence for the sites of these mills. The present mill, Loddon watermill near the town centre which is no longer functioning, was built in the 18th century with the river diverted to run underneath it. Loddon watermill was sometimes known as Chedgrave mill and is one of the earliest recorded buildings in the town. It was built of [[Clapboard|weatherboard]] with a [[pantile|pantiled]] roof, and was situated quite close to the centre of the town. The mill pool was never very big, but was apparently a widened and deepened Y-shaped section of river up stream of the mill. This produced adequate power for the miller to meet the needs of the local farmers and villagers. The mill still retains 19th-century milling equipment.

When the mill was built it was found that the best position for it involved diverting the river Chet to the south of its natural course. This involved considerable effort and expense and in times of severe flood the river attempts to revert to its original channel.<ref>[http://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/Watermills/loddon.html Loddon Mill], Jonathan Neville</ref>

===Old Town Hall===
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[[File:Former Town Hall, Loddon (geograph 5546771).jpg|thumb|[[Old Town Hall, Loddon]]]]
The [[Old Town Hall, Loddon|Old Town Hall]] was commissioned by a private company and the [[petty session]] hearings were held in there for the first time on 10 August 1870.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.loddonhistory.org.uk/townhall.php  |title=When the Old Town Hall was New|publisher=Loddon History|access-date=28 February 2022}}</ref>