Holgate Mill, Holgate

"Holgate Mill, York, Yorkshire"

PUKM-066
Item
Early 20th century

Part of Photographs of UK mills

Unknown photographer

Material on Holgate Mill, York

REXW-WIN-02-008
File
1925 - 1954

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

Notes and correspondence on Holgate Windmill.

Holgate Mill, York

EMAS-D-024
Item
1928

Part of E Mitford Abraham Glass Slides

Abraham, Edward Mitford (1882-1959)

Holgate Mill, York

MMAC-PHT-227
Item
June 1928

Part of The Millers' Mutual Association Collection

Note on reverse reads: "Has not been worked by wind this year, but efforts are being made to preserve it. An electric motor is installed inside the mill and one pair of stones is worked. Four pairs in mill"

Unknown photographer

Holgate Mill

WOOD-M442
Item
6 April 1933

Part of Karl Wood Windmill Sketches

Pen and ink drawing, M442 Holgate Mill, York, 2 miles W of York, 06/04/1933

Wood, Karl Salsbury (1888-1958), artist

"York Estates Committee's disinterest"

CUTT-03686
Item
29 September 1938

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Notes in the 'Leeds Mercury' including the report that the County's Estates Committee has decided to recommend Yorkshire County Council not to take over responsibility for repairs to Holgate Mill.

"Estates Committee against … … Holgate Windmill"

CUTT-03688
Item
1 October 1938

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Note in 'The Yorkshire Herald' reporting that, once again, the Estates Committee have set their faces against the Corporation taking over responsibility for Holgate Windmill and keeping it in repair.

"Estates Committee decision"

CUTT-03687
Item
4 October 1938

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Report in the 'Yorkshire Evening Post' about the long discussions by the County Council of their Estates Committee's proposal not to take over responsibility for maintaining Holgate Windmill.

"Five-sailed windmill"

CUTT-03689
Item
4 October 1938

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Piece in the 'Northern Echo' about the long discussions in York Corporation's Committee about the Estates Committee's rejection of the offer by the owners to hand over Holgate Windmill, in view of the likely expenditure, and efforts to get them to change their minds.

"Preservation of Holgate Windmill"

CUTT-03690
Item
25 November 1938

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Piece in the 'Skyrack Express' about the efforts to get York City Council to take over responsibility for the five-sailed Holgate Windmill.

"York City Council to take over Windmill"

CUTT-03691
Item
6 December 1938

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Photo in the 'Northern Echo' showing Holgate five-sailed windmill against a dramatic sky.

"Little News Reel"

CUTT-03685
Item
19 August 1939

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Cutting from 'The Children's Newspaper' of incidental gatherings, including the news that York is restoring the windmill which has stood for a hundred years on Holgate Hill.

Holgate Mill

WOOD-M1384
Item
2 November 1950

Part of Karl Wood Windmill Sketches

Pen and ink drawing with wash, M1384 Holgate Moor Drainage Mill, York, 02/11/1950

Wood, Karl Salsbury (1888-1958), artist

"Holgate York"

JSPB-PHT-10-026
Item
1953

Part of Stephen Buckland Collection

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

"The forsaken windmill of York"

CUTT-03701
Item
1 October 1953

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Piece in the 'Yorkshire Post' about the rather uncertain future of Holgate Mill, York..

"York's Windmill"

CUTT-03702
Item
5 October 1953

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Letter from "G" to the Editor of the 'Yorkshire Post' supporting the idea that something must be done for York's old windmill.

"Funds wanted to restore Holgate windmill"

CUTT-03692
Item
17 July 1954

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Letter to the Editor of the 'Northern Echo' from Mr Frank Wright, Lord Mayor of York, and the covering piece in the paper, saying how, since it was taken over 15 years ago, the mill's condition has deteriorated and an appeal for public funds is now thought necessary.

"How model windmill will aid York appeal"

CUTT-03694
Item
3 September 1954

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Piece in the 'Northern Echo' noting that a model windmill, presented by Mr G. W. Howdle of Selby to York Castle Museumin 1945, will be used to help raise funds for the preservation of Holgate Windmill.

"Holgate Windmill Appeal"

CUTT-03695
Item
28 September 1954

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Snippet in the 'Yorkshire Evening Press' about how the appeal has now reached £297 18s 6d out of the target of £950.

"Windmill Collecting Box"

CUTT-03696
Item
8 October 1954

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Note in the 'Yorkshire Post' that a windmill-shaped collecting box, made by the Curator of York Museum Mr R Patterson, will be installed outside the Mansion House to raise funds for restoring the Holgate Windmill.

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