Bekesbourne Mill, Adisham

MEYE-18816
Item
Mid 20th century

A correspondence card from Rex Wailes featuring Thomas Hennell's drawing of Bekesbourne Mill. A note on the reverse reads: Best wishes to you both for Christmas & the New Year from Enid & Rex Wailes".

Hennell, Thomas (1903-1945), artist

"Bekesbourne"

JSPB-PHT-49-007
Item
Early 20th century

Part of Stephen Buckland Collection

Note on the reverse: "Bekesbourne (or Shepherds Close) M R Packer".

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

"Bekesbourne"

JSPB-PHT-49-006
Item
Early 20th century

Part of Stephen Buckland Collection

Note on the reverse: "Bekesbourne (or Shepherds Close) M R Packer".

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

"Bekesbourne"

JSPB-PHT-49-005
Item
Early 20th century

Part of Stephen Buckland Collection

Note on the reverse: "Bekesbourne n.d. (titled Shepherds Close".

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

Broughton, Bridge, Preston, and Bekesbourne

CHET-118
Item
1930s

Part of Charles and John Chettleburgh Collection

Chettleburgh, Charles

Bekesbourne Mill

MMAC-PHT-029
Item
Early 20th century

Part of The Millers' Mutual Association Collection

Unknown photographer

Bekesbourne Mill, Adisham

ATKI-N5
Item
No date

Part of Fred Atkins Collection

Finch, William Coles (1864-1944), author and civil engineer

Bekesbourne Mill, Adisham

KILL-01
Item
1929

Part of W Killick Collection

Killick, W

Bekesbourne Mill, Adisham

ATKI-A3A
Item
1933

Part of Fred Atkins Collection

Taken in 1933 showing the mill collapsed following a grass fire that spread to the mill.

Unknown photographer

"Another Windmill Gone"

CUTT-05341
Item
21 August 1933

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Cutting from "Southport Visitor" reporting that another windmill had been destroyed resulting from a grass fire. There was no water available at the site to prevent the mill becoming a heap of charred ashes.

"Bekesbourne Windmill Destroyed - set on fire by surrounding grass"

CUTT-05070
Item
1 September 1933

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Cutting from "Kentish Express" describes the grass fire that destroyed Bekesbourne Windmill, a well known landmark. The owner of the mill had said "It was at the time of the fire, a wreck of its former self".