View from bottom of hill, Nixey's Mill, Brill
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SPAB compliments card
Wailes, Reginald (1901-1986), engineer, known as Rex
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View from bottom of hill, Nixey's Mill, Brill
Part of Rex Wailes Collection
SPAB compliments card
Wailes, Reginald (1901-1986), engineer, known as Rex
Part of Rex Wailes Collection
Note on reverse reads "A typical Suffolk post mill. It was very severely damaged in a freak storm in 1946 just after its new arm had put it into first class working order. It now works with two sails only but the owner hopes to be able to replace the other two."
Ashley, Hallam (1900-1987), photographer
Close-up of model showing interior, Sprowston Mill, Sprowston Heath
Part of Rex Wailes Collection
Mr H. O Clark's model of Sprowston post mill near Norwich - model now in Science museum.
Wailes, Reginald (1901-1986), engineer, known as Rex
Rex measuring up the head wheel, Tower mill, Norton Subcourse
Part of Rex Wailes Collection
Rex Wailes takes measurements from the grounded headwheel and windshaft of a drainage mill. Photographed marked 'Norton Staithe' on reverse.
Unknown photographer
Hawridge Common Mill, Cholesbury, preserved
Part of Rex Wailes Collection
from Harry Meyer Collection
Wailes, Reginald (1901-1986), engineer, known as Rex
Albert Dean with dog, Town Mill, Biddenden
Part of Rex Wailes Collection
Albert Dean with dog in garden. Note on reverse reads 'Biddenden, Kent, 1938' in handwriting of Rex Wailes.
Wailes, Reginald (1901-1986), engineer, known as Rex
"Popham’s Eau with Big Betty in the distance. View from Nordelph, August 1929"
Part of Rex Wailes Collection
"A sail is now pulled up and bolted to the back. The first bolt is being fixed"
Part of Rex Wailes Collection
Reid, Douglas Gavin (1881-1934)
"Soham. Starting to pull the Back round"
Part of Rex Wailes Collection
Reid, Douglas Gavin (1881-1934)
"Soham. Second stage more advanced. The haulers are partly hidden by the ‘drug’"
Part of Rex Wailes Collection
Raising the sail back.
Reid, Douglas Gavin (1881-1934)
"Handing the sail into position"
Part of Rex Wailes Collection
The Hunts fitting a new sail.
Reid, Douglas Gavin (1881-1934)
"The fenland’s story famed. View from Mere Mill with Soham church visible 2 miles away"
Part of Rex Wailes Collection
Reid, Douglas Gavin (1881-1934)
"View from wind-shaft of Mere Mill looking towards Ely Cathedral. The sail shown has no 'gore'"
Part of Rex Wailes Collection
'Gore' is used to describe an extra piece held between the whip and the stock.
Reid, Douglas Gavin (1881-1934)
Part of Rex Wailes Collection
Tom Hunt fixing the bolts to secure the new sail.
Reid, Douglas Gavin (1881-1934)
Part of Rex Wailes Collection
The Hunts arriving at Mere Mill with a new sail.
Reid, Douglas Gavin (1881-1934)
"Merry work. The back has just touched the ground'"
Part of Rex Wailes Collection
The miller with family and friends pulling the 'anti-bump' rope to keep the sail back from bumping against the mill as it is lowered.
Reid, Douglas Gavin (1881-1934)
Part of Rex Wailes Collection
Reid, Douglas Gavin (1881-1934)
"Fixing the chain. View from the lower end of the sail"
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Tom and Jack fastening a chain to the poll hub.
Reid, Douglas Gavin (1881-1934)
Part of Rex Wailes Collection
Reid, Douglas Gavin (1881-1934)
"At Burwell. First stage of hauling"
Part of Rex Wailes Collection
Reid, Douglas Gavin (1881-1934)