Tower mill, Willaston

Research notebook on woad cultivation and milling

REXW-NOT-009
Item
26 October 1929 to 1930

A repurposed Army field message book labelled, "Woad" begins with 8 pages of notes on Willaston Mill taken on a visit on 26 October 1929. The remainder of the notebook is filled with detailed notes on woad cultivation and milling. Parson Drove Mill and Algarkirk Woad Mill both feature regularly in the notes. Visits to consult Spalding Gentlemen's Society's windmill folio and Boston Museum's woad exhibit are recorded/planned and notes are taken from a variety of books and journals including; J.B. Henry's 'The Woad Plant and its Dye' (Oxford University Press, 1930); the Agricultural Society's Journal (1917), 'Nature' Vol. 55 (1896 - 1897), 'Aunt Judy's Magazine' (1883); the Transactions of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society; the Horticultural Society Journal Vol. 26 (1906); J. M. Bayer's 'Theatrum Machinarium Molarium'; A. Young's 'General View of the Agriculture of the County of Lincoln' (1799).

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

Research notebook on Weeton Mill

REXW-NOT-010
Item
15 November 1931

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

A repurposed Army field message book labelled, "Weeton Mill, Lancs". The notebook contains 57 pages of detailed notes from a visit to Weeton Mill in November 1931, recording measurements, drawings and observations as to the mill's condition, from its basement to its cap, inside and out, as well as details of the kiln house and store room. Wailes records talking to Mr Ralph Hall of Mill Farm, Weeton, who expressed his concern that the site is regularly vandalised by local youths. The remainder of the book is blank.

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

"Willaston Chesh"

JSPB-PHT-10-015
Item
1954

Part of Stephen Buckland Collection

Tower mill, Willaston in a derelict state.

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

Willaston Mill, near Birkenhead

MMAC-PHT-176
Item
1928

Part of The Millers' Mutual Association Collection

Unknown photographer

Willaston Mill, near Birkenhead

MMAC-PHT-175
Item
1902

Part of The Millers' Mutual Association Collection

Unknown photographer

Willaston, Cheshire

REXW-IMG-01-283
Item
1897

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

Part of the Rex Wailes collection.
Copy of a drawing Marked 'The Mill in the Wood' and signed 'Fred K Burgerley? '97'. The copy is stamped The Studio.
Assumed to be 1897 as it was converted to a house in 1958.

Willaston

JENN-7887
Item
1976-1979

Part of Peter Jennings Collection

Jennings, Peter

Willaston

JENN-7886
Item
1976-1979

Part of Peter Jennings Collection

Jennings, Peter

"Willaston, Wirral"

REXW-IMG-01-093
Item
1903

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

Part of the Rex Wailes collection.

Unknown photographer

"Relics of the Past - A windmill gift"

CUTT-05345
Item
6 April 1937

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Cutting from "West Lancashire Evening Gazette". The article says that since the interest in preserving historic windmills has been brought to public attention the Wirral (Neston Council) has accepted a gift of the old Willaston Windmill.

Willaston, Wirral

SPAB-WIS-CHES-12-02
Item
1930s

Part of SPAB Mills Section Collection

Bale, Stewart, photographer

Willaston Mill, Wirral

SPAB-WIS-CHES-12-01
Item
2 March 1937

Part of SPAB Mills Section Collection

Handwritten note on reverse reads "2.3.37. Received from: J. Chettleburgh, 7 Kenwyn Drive, Cricklewood. N.W.2. Willaston Mill, Wirral, Cheshire. A fund is being raised to repair and preserve this mill as a landmark."

Chettleburgh, John, photographer

"Willaston, Wirral"

SPAB-WIS-CHES-12
File
1929-1939

Part of SPAB Mills Section Collection

Form from the 1929 SPAB windmill survey.

List of windmills in Cheshire

SPAB-WIS-CHES-01
File
Early/mid 20th century

Part of SPAB Mills Section Collection

Reference to a windmill at Bulkeley may be an error.

"Willaston windmill purchase"

CUTT-04749
Item
19 April 1937

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Cutting from 'Liverpool Daily Post' about the progress of the fund to save Willaston windmill, including their plan to hand the windmill to the Neston Urban Council.