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Wailes, Reginald (1901-1986), engineer, known as Rex
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Mill Research Notebook 27a

Blue hardback notebook. Continued on from Notebook 26. Contains correspondence, transcripts, sketches, meetings with people and notes on wind and water mills in Cambridgeshire and Kent including Outwood; Willingham; Histon; (Kent) Benenden; Tenterden; Frittenden; Silverhill; Northiam; Icklesham; Chillenden; (Essex) Orsett; Fryerning; Stock; Mountnessing; Saling; Bocking Churchend; Upminster; (Sussex) Mark Cross; Argos Hill; Wadhurst; (Beds) Cardington Bridge; Bromham; Stevington; (Oxon) Upper Arncot.

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

Obituaries

Photograph of Rex Wailes, Times obitiuary for Rex Wailes, obituaries for Frank Gregory, obituary for Niall Roberts.

Roberts family

"Over Mill Cambs"

"Presentation of certificate to GCW by RW; ph of RW & wife".

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

Arun Mill, Littlehampton

Photograph showing the side of Arun Mill in Littlehampton, West Sussex. The name 'H. Cashby' is advertised on the side of the outbuilding attached to the mill. Photographed by Lancaster E. Burne circa 1905, and then held by Rex Wailes before being passed

Farries, Kenneth G, author

Wind wheel, Wind Wheel, Punnett's Town

Photograph showing the wind wheel of the Wind Wheel windmill at Punnetts Town in East Sussex. Presumably originally photographed by Lancaster Burne, this photograph was reproduced by Martin T. Mason and held by Rex Wailes before residing in the Kenneth G. Farries Collection.

Farries, Kenneth G, author

"Preserving old England"

Cutting from the 'Evening Star' about Mr Rex Wailes, the technical adviser to S.P.A.B. who specialises in windmills - at present - and has seen nearly fifty mills given attention in the past ten years.

"Survey of Tide Mills"

Note in the 'English Digest', quoting from the 'New English Weekly', on Rex Wailes' survey of the tide-mills around the coasts of England, one of which has worked continuously since AD 1170.

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