Brock's Mill, Bobbingworth

Album of photographs windmills in England

JSPB-ALB-21
File
1959 - 1960

Photographs taken from negatives created by Peter Pearce and B. R. Billings. They appear to have been in the possession of SPAB at the time of Stephen developing them. Peter Pearce's photographs of predominantly Sussex, with some in Essex, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Surrey, taken between 1925 and 1936. B. R. Billings' photographs were taken between 1913 and 1920.

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

Bobbingworth post mill

REXW-ESS-15-03
Item
1922

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

Kenny, George A

Bobbingworth post mill

REXW-ESS-15-01
Item
nd

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

Note on the back adds "Copyright SPAB"

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

Bovinger Mill

WPAC-WIN-01153
Item
3 May 1924

Part of Watlington Postcard and Art Collection

There is a handwritten note on the back of the postcard stating that the image was produced on May 3rd 1924 and that the Post Mill was "Pulled down soon after." A duplicate copy of this postcard, now disposed of, included a handwritten stating "This is my Brother's mill but has now disappeared" signed by Mr W. Pope.

Walkley, J C, newsagent, Ongar

Bovinger mill, Bobbingworth

REXW-ESS-15-02
Item
nd

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

"Braintree Rotary Club"

CUTT-04990
Item
17 April 1931

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Cutting from "Halstead Gazette". Mr John Salmon of the Braintree Rotary Club in his talk on "Essex Windmills" discussed the three types of windmills and mechanisms. The earliest working mill was at Moreton (1715).

Brock's Mill, Bobbingworth

SPAB-GPN-F-028
Item
No date

Part of SPAB Mills Section Collection

Brock's Mill, Bobbingworth

GBMR-0094
Item
April 2017

Part of Great British Mill Race

Berry, Mark

Brock's Mill, Bobbingworth

WPAC-WIN-00140
Item

Part of Watlington Postcard and Art Collection

Unknown photographer

"Essex mills and dove cotes"

CUTT-04824
Item
7 March 1929

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Cutting from "Southend Standard" about the history of mills, including a list of windmills which existed there in 1922.

"Essex windmills"

CUTT-04899
Item
24 August 1929

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Cutting from "Leyton Express" with readers' letters about examples of windmills that can be found near London, including some (Bobbingworth, Hornchurch and Barking) which were recently destroyed.

"Rotary Club"

CUTT-04976
Item
7 April 1931

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Cutting from "Essex Weekly News" mentioning that the President of Braintree and Bocking Rotary Club gave a talk about Essex Windmills discussing the three types of mills, the working parts and characteristics.