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Family and Employees

FREN-01
Series
c 1900 - 2014

Part of Michael French Collection

Photographs of members of the French family and employees and documents relating to some of these individuals.

French, Michael, mill owner

Edmund John French biography

FREN-01-002
Item
17 November 2014

Part of Michael French Collection

Biography of Edmond (Edmund) John French, 1853 to 1901, brother of Arthur Pratt, son of William French. Edmund ran Chesterton Mill from 1881 to around 1886.

French, Michael, mill owner

Background Documents

FREN-1125171
Series
2006 and no date

Part of Michael French Collection

French, Michael, mill owner

Chesterton Mills

FREN-04
Series
1897-2006

Part of Michael French Collection

Documents and photographs connected with Chesterton Mills.

French, Michael, mill owner

Plaque on the windmill

FREN-1125174
Item
2006

Part of Michael French Collection

Colour digital image of a plaque on the side of the windmill, to the right of the front door, telling the history of Chesterton Mills.

French, Michael, mill owner

View of the mill buildings

FREN-1125175
Item
2006

Part of Michael French Collection

Colour digital image showing the windmill, Roller Mill and Granary and Mill Office building at Chesterton Mills.

French, Michael, mill owner

History of Chesterton Mill, aka French's Mill

FREN-1125210
Item
2006

Part of Michael French Collection

A short history of Chesterton Mill from 1847 through to 2003.

French, Michael, mill owner

Windmill weatherboarding

FREN-1125187
Item
2003

Part of Michael French Collection

Colour digital image Chesterton Windmill shown with no sails, looking up at the weatherboarding.

French, Michael, mill owner

View of the windmill base

FREN-1125189
Item
2003

Part of Michael French Collection

Colour digital image showing the base and entrance of Chesterton Windmill viewed from the front of the Mill Office and Granary.

French, Michael, mill owner

Miscellaneous

FREN-05
Series
1887-2003

Part of Michael French Collection

Miscellany documents that do not state which mill they relate to, but are connected with the mills owned by the French family.

French, Michael, mill owner

Collection of Newspaper Cuttings

FREN-1116102
Item
1964-2003

Part of Michael French Collection

A collection of 10 newspaper cuttings. 8 are related to Chesterton Mills and the French family. One is related to the restoration of Bourn Windmill and a second is related to Turner's Milling Engineers of Ipswich.

French, Michael, mill owner

Michael French in Mill Office

FREN-1125180
Item
2001

Part of Michael French Collection

Digital image showing Michael French in the Mill Office at Chesterton Mills.

French, Michael, mill owner

Chesterton Mill windshaft

FREN-04-013
Item
1999 - 2000

Part of Michael French Collection

Correspondence/research re the fate of the windshaft from Chesterton Mill. Includes notes of Michael French's research in 1999, a printed sheet showing that it was removed to Swineshead, Lincs, in 1985, a newspaper cutting describing the work involved in renovation of Swineshead Mill, a letter from Luke Bonwick dated 31 December 2000 regarding the information supplied.

French, Michael, mill owner

Roger French Obituary

FREN-1116100
Item
28 October 1992

Part of Michael French Collection

A newspaper cutting reporting on the death and funeral of Roger French. From Cambridge Weekly News, dated Wednesday, October 28, 1992.

French, Michael, mill owner

Letter regarding Chesterton Mills Business Ledgers

FREN-1115985
Item
3 May 1990

Part of Michael French Collection

A letter, from Michael Farrar, Cambridgeshire County Archivist to Roger French, acknowledging the receipt of the gift of Chesterton Mills Business Ledgers for the years 1910-1955 to the County Record Office.

French, Michael, mill owner

Chesterton Mills and buildings from the road - View 1

FREN-1125191
Item
1988

Part of Michael French Collection

Colour digital image of Chesterton Mills and buildings viewed from the road bend. The windmill is shown with no cap.

French, Michael, mill owner

Chesterton Mills and buildings from the road - View 2

FREN-1125194
Item
1988

Part of Michael French Collection

Colour digital image of Chesterton Mills viewed from the road. The windmill is shown with no cap.

French, Michael, mill owner

Roger French and model of Chesterton Mill

FREN-1116099
Item
29 December 1980

Part of Michael French Collection

A newspaper cutting reporting, and depicting, on Roger French and his scale model of Chesterton Windmill. From Cambridge Evening News.

French, Michael, mill owner

Bill Mead and his work at Alfred French and Sons Mills

FREN-1116035
Item
20 February 1976

Part of Michael French Collection

A newspaper cutting reporting, and depicting, on Bill Mead and his plans to continue working part-time at Alfred French and Sons Mills, Cambridge. From Cambridge Evening News.

French, Michael, mill owner

Chesterton Mills - View 2

FREN-26150
Item
1972

Part of Michael French Collection

Black and white photograph of Chesterton Mills, taken from the back drive, off Histon Road, Cambridge. A negative for this image is in FREN-26153.

French, Michael, mill owner

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