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"Mr Andrew's Reminiscences"

Article in the Hull 'Daily Mail' on the stories and photos that Mr Andrew, of Ferriby Sluice, Barton-on-Humber, a fifth-generation miller, has in his collection.

"Then and now"

Piece in the Hull 'Daily Mail' about how the old windmill site is now occuped by Hornsea Pottery Ltd.

"Crowbar brought landmark down"

Article in the 'Hull and Yorkshire Times' about the demolition of the Old Mill at Seaton Ross, in the East Riding, because it has become unsafe; so the millwrights firm of Robert Thompson and Co. were called in to take it down and the villagers came to see the fun.

"Windmill's new roof"

Note in the 'Yorkshire Herald & Gazette' that York City Council will be recommended to accept Messrs R. Thompson & Sons' - millwrights of Alford, Lincs - tender for re-roofing Holgate Windmill.

"Windmill renewal held up"

Report in the 'Yorkshire Evening Press' that, having begun work on the restoration of Holgate Mill, York, the contractors Messrs R. Thompson & Son have found that they cannot turn the dome, so a supplementary sum of £306 will have to be asked for.

"Still in good order"

Letter to an unknown Yorkshire paper, of unknown date, from Jack Ward of Brough, sending his photo of the wind pump at Messrs Hy. Williamson Ltd's brick-works at Broomfleet.

"Redcar's ancient landmark"

Cutting from 'Stocton & Thornby Herald' about the planned demolition of a disused Redcar windmill in order to build a new church building. It includes a history of the mill, its decay and its use as an observation post in WWI.

"Former windmill that inspired Karl Wood"

Cutting from 'Yorkshire Post' describing the inspiration provided to windmill artist Karl Wood by an old windmill in Appleton Roebuck. The article gives a brief history of the mill, as well as some background information on Wood and his work.

"Mill mystery is solved"

Letter to the Editor of the Middlesborough 'Evening Gazette' from Mr R. S. Ramsdale of Dormanstown, identifying the old windmill as belonging to Redcar where it was known as Coatham Mill.

"Mill Memories"

Cutting from the 'Yorkshire Post' about the model of the post mill at Skirlaugh, East Yorkshire, made by Mr Tom Marshall for Hull Museum of Commerce & Transport.

"Some Old Watermills"

Article in 'The Austin Magazine', published for their car owners, suggesting picturesque water mills their owners might like to visit.

"It's all in the wind"

Article in the Darlington 'Northern Echo' about how the present fuel crisis is turning thoughts once again to improving the application of wind power.

"New Life for idle Sails"

Piece in the 'Birmingham Mail' about the stimulus the War had had on interest in milling. Help has been given to restoring mills to working order by the S.P.A.B.,

"Losing Battle for windmills"

Piece from the 'Manchester Guardian' about the sad results of Mr. Edward Mitford Abraham's revisiting the windmills he began cataloguing fifty-one years ago and now finds all-too-many of them no more.

"A familiar Landmark"

Piece in the 'Yorkshire Evening Press' about the Wilberfoss Windmill, that used to be run by a Mr Bell who used to prepare feed for his pigs.

"Ulleskelf Mill"

Cutting from 'The Christian Herald' showing a mother and son walking down the path from the front door of the converted tower of Ulleskelf Mill, Yorkshire.

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