Higher Mill, Helmshore

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Notebook

Nicholl's foolscap notebook containing:
(1) 56 double-sided pages of dated notes, drawings, and measurements of the wind and watermills listed at "Place access points below".
(2) A newspaper clipping from the mid 1980s reporting on Millwrights International Limited's work on the restoration and removal of a Chiseldon tower mill to Windmill Hill Business Centre, Swindon.
(3) A photocopied newspaper clipping from [the Telegraph] reporting on the restoration of Mapledurham Watermill, also referencing Nicholl's concern about the future milling machinery at Rhydlydan Watermill, Wales.
(3) Further notes, contacts, addresses and potential suppliers of materials are listed on the last 6 pages of the notebook.

Nicholls, David, (1938 - 2020) millwright

Report - Higher Mill, Helmshore

A report on the "Waterwheel to Higher Mill Museum, Helmshore" addressed to Lancashire County Council and made by Nicholls on behalf his employer, Jameson Marshall Limited. The waterwheel was inspected on 5 October 1976 (specifically focused on the wheel and not the rest of the fulling mill) and Nicholls makes recommendations for all the timber components of the wheel to be removed and replaced and provides a schedule of replacement materials required. The estimate for the work comes to £7,885, deploying "three men on average, and complete within 12 weeks from commencement", a full day's work being from 6.30 am to 7.00 pm, the estimate assuming that "simple 'all in' accommodation" could be provided locally.

Nicholls, David, (1938 - 2020) millwright

Notebook - 1966 to 1967

A government-supplied Shorthand Note Book dated 1966 and 1967 containing notes from visits to a variety of industrial buildings and works thoughout the UK, including breweries, refineries, founderies, brickyards, docks, pumping stations, tanneries and potteries. The contents are itemized on the front and back covers. Mills visited are listed at 'Place access points' below. There are several unindexed Staffordshire mills.

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

Lancashire

Notes on Lancashire watermills. Also refers to the following places, mines and mills: Ashworth; Blackburn; Bolton; Bury; Adam's Bridge Mill, Coniston; Carding Mill, Coniston; Coniston Forge; Coniston Mine; Greenburn Mine, Coniston; Penny Rigg Copper Mill, Coniston; Park Farm, Dalton-in-Furness; Farnworth; Livesey; Dale Street Mill, Manchester; Silk mill, Melling; Dunald Mill, Nether Kellet; Pilling; Preston; Carr Mill, St. Helens; Paper mill, St. Helens; Castle Street Mills, Stalybridge; Rosside Spade Forge, Ulverston; Cheesden Lumb Mill, Walmersley-cum-Shuttleworth; Four Acre Mill, Walmersley-cum-Shuttleworth; Whalley; Whittington; Sellet Mill, Whittington; Widnes.

Fulling stocks at Higher Mill, Helmshore

The thirty third item features the fulling stocks of the watermill known as the "Higher Mill" in the village of Helmshore. The photograph was produced in 1961. We are informed that the fulling stock on the left hand side of the picture dated back to 1829.

Gardner, Emilie Montgomery (1882-1959)

Waterwheel Higher Mill, Helmshore

The thirty second item is the third photograph featuring the watermill known as the "Higher Mill of Helmshore". The photograph was produced in 1961. We are informed that the water wheel was constructed between 1820 and 1830 and that it had a "20 feet diameter" and was "10 feet wide" with oak buckets which were "formerly iron." The last time the mill was in operation was in December 1954. From the perspective of the year 1961, the water wheel was still in "good condition and able to revolve."

Gardner, Emilie Montgomery (1882-1959)

Higher Mill, Helmshore

The thirty first item is the second photograph featuring the watermill known as the "Higher Mill of Helmshore". The village of Helmshore is situated in the Rossendale valley of Lancashire. We are informed that the mill was built in around 1780 and that the "Higher Mill of Helmshore" specialised in the processes of "Fulling" and "Raising." The photograph was produced in 1961.

Gardner, Emilie Montgomery (1882-1959)

Higher Mill, Helmshore

The thirtieth image features the counting house of the watermill known as the "Higher Mill of Helmshore". The village of Helmshore is situated in the Rossendale valley of Lancashire. The photograph was produced in 1961. The image shows us a row of empty, derelict houses on the right hand side of the lane leading up to the counting house which are described on the back of the picture as being "surplus" to requirements.

Gardner, Emilie Montgomery (1882-1959)

"From old mill to museum"

Cutting from 'The Guardian' describing the contribution of £500 towards the conversion of Higher Mill into an industrial museum by English Calico textile company. The article also includes a brief history of the mill, and mentions that other companies are taking interest in similar projects.