Alarm bells

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Alarm bells

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Alarm bells

  • UF Alarm bell
  • UF Bell alarm
  • UF Feed alarm
  • UF Warbler
  • UF Warning bell
  • UF Bell alarms
  • UF Feed alarms
  • UF Warblers
  • UF Warning bells

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Alarm bells

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Research notes

Collection of undated research notes on:

  • an analysis of Suffolk post mills (72 pages);
  • winding gear (15 pages);
  • Robertson's windmill, Virginia (17 pages);
  • Cranbrook mill (11 pages);
  • a draft paper on the development of windmills, bearing similarity to sections of Wailes' 'Windmills in England' (published 1948) as well as a section on horse gear (24 pages);
  • drawings/tracings of mill mechanisms, particularly bell alarms and sack hoists (3 pages);
  • Suffolk windmills begining with 'W' listed at 'Place access points' below (3 cards);

Also a bundle of loose notes mostly focusing on Suffolk mills, some being undated, those that are ranging in date from 6 October 1928 to 29 April 1932.

Research notebook for 'The Windmills of Suffolk'

Research notes on post mills (running front-to-back) and tower mills (running from back-to-front).
Post mills: topics covered include the machinery and construction methods/styles listed in 'Subject access points' below, with Suffolk examples given of each type. A list of Suffolk millwrights and Suffolk milling colloquialisms is included as well as a list of dates and inscriptions on Suffolk mills. Possible diagrams and illustrations are listed, with reference, 'to T.B.H. for drawings' [Thomas Hennell?]. Suggested photographs are listed (referencing the relevant photographer, where necessary). Sources used include 'H.O.'s notes' and 'Kenney's notes'.
Tower mills: the content includes notes on differing building materials (with Suffolk examples), giving the largest and smallest examples of each type. As with the post mills, examples of varying construction types of caps, sails and mechanisms are noted and a further list of Suffolk millwrights features, together with a list of dates/inscriptions. Tower mills with auxiliary power are also listed. A table of smock and tower mills in Suffolk, comparing their operational state (e.g. 'working', 'derelict', 'gone') in 1926 and 1939 also features.

Lecture notes file

Items from folder marked 'Lecture Notes' which appear to be titles for slide show. Include material on the USA, Buckinghamshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk.

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

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