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Research notebook on various mills, 1932 and 1937

A repurposed Army field message book labelled, "Tide [and] Cider Mills, Woad Cart, Sprowston" containing research notes, drawings and measurements taken from visits in 1932 to the identifiable post and tower mills listed at "Place access points" below.
The notebook also contains: 5 pages of notes extracted from "The Miller's Guide", R.R. Smith, London, William Butcher, 1875; 4 pages of notes following a visit to a cider mill at St Keynes, Cornwall, 2 July 1937; 24 pages of notes and drawings labelled, "Woad Farm, Boston, 2 August 1937"; in the rear pocket, two postcards addressed to Wailes, one of which is from H.W. Dickinson, Honorary Secretary of The Newcomen Society , referencing tide and cider mills.

Wailes, Reginald (1901-1986), engineer, known as Rex

'Notes Watermills'

Notebook measuring approx. 10.5 cm x 16.5 cm and marked on the inside cover 'c.1972' containing a list of mills (one page per mill), at varying levels of detail (those with more content being listed at 'Place access points' below). The first half of the notebook is devoted to watermills but the second half features windmills (mostly smock and post mills). Notes on several of the windmills reference the work of JM Heathcote. Cross references to maps/page numbers of books occur throughout.

Wailes, Reginald (1901-1986), engineer, known as Rex

Scrapbook of mill photos and postcards

Scrapbook of windmill and watermill photographs. Photographs of the Lamorna watermills, Trewey Mill, Tresidder Mill, Alsia Mill, Newbridge Mill, Roskennals Mill, most with annotations on the reverse dated March 1976, and some dated 1971. Photos of other UK and French mills by other creators and Stephen Buckland. A selection of UK and foreign postcards and greetings cards of windmills, watermills, and mills in art. Stephen Buckland's scrapbook number 36.

Buckland, John Stephen Percy (1935-2006), mill researcher

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Mill trip 15/5/99; Kirton End Mill, Lincs 19/1/94; Ockham, York; Brampton mill work; Isington, Fishers Farm; Cowley Mill 20/1/93; Crabble and Dover; Churchill Forge, Church St etc; Christchurch, Chazey, Sacrewell; Eccleshall; Stainsby, Gelli Groes; Michelham 11/5/97; Titt dwgs; Crux Easton; N Leverton; Sacrewell; Ford End Watermill; Kingsley Mill; Carmarthen Bay; Poughill; Rowley Park Fm; Michelham 1/4/98; Windsor, Eddington; Stanford End 18/09/1993; Silchester Stone Spindle; Town Mill, Salisbury; Flitwick; Lamarsh Wind Engine; Oxon water pumps; Postford Mill; Brimpton Mill; Switzerland 6/96; Buda flour mill; Rufford Abbey; Cheshire 5/97; Norwich bosses, Bridewell Museum, Eddington Mill; Beetham, Churchill.

Buzza Windmill, Scilly

Part of the Rex Wailes collection.
Situated on a rocky outcrop and powered by jib sails.

Wailes, Reginald (1901-1986), engineer, known as Rex

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N Yorks mills; Path Head, Henley New Mill; mill trip 14/5/94; Cranborne May 1997; Hungary; Kingsley Mill, Hunts cottage; Stanford [?Sandford] Mill, Woodley; Wandle Mill; Oldcastle, 2 Eldon Road; Titt dwgs, Trowbridge, 22/8/2000; Sheffield, Painshall 6/12/97; Belgium '94; Dunham Massey 24/1/2000; Dunster, Gelli Groes; midland mills summer '90; Warwick br; Poughill; Switzerland Mills, 6/96; Nybridge; Sacrewell, 9/5/93, Painshill wall top; Churchill, 24/10/92; Hungary, Bluebell; Suffolk '94, Woodbridge, Buttrums; Brampton Mowsley, 3/98; Bledlow windmill, Town Mill, sails; Crosthwaite, Stott Park; Stainsby, 5/7/97; Buckland Windmill; Bollee Orleans; Gelli Groes, Amberley; Painshill, Gelli Groes, St Victor.

Invoices

Invoices to George Sparks from W Atfield, Arundel; J Collins and Sons, Camden Mills, Bath; Charles Bartlett, miller, Arundel; John Tayler, Melksham; Spillers and Bakers Ltd; William Bowly, Arlington Mill. Letter to Messrs Sparks from W H Copplestone, miller, Lostwithiel.

W Atfield, cement manufacturers

"Westcountry windmills"

Cutting from 'Western Morning News' with a sketch of a Ruan Major windmill, which the article says is 190 years old and used as a wood store.

"The Lizard windmill"

Cutting from 'Western Morning News' in which a reader contributes a comedic extract from the Book of Cornwall, mentioning the Landewednack windmill.

"The oldest windmill"

Cutting from 'Sunday Times' with a letter responding to a photograph of Brill post mill with information about a mill at Fowey, apparently built before 1296 and included in a 17th-century play.

"Tower of terror"

Cutting from 'Sheffield Weekly Telegraph' with a story of robbers using a Lizard windmill as a hideout, and a rumour that it is haunted by one of the dead robbers. It also mentions a map which shows the windmill in 1696.

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