Archive Catalogue

Striking the sweeps at Union Mill, Cranbrook

ASFC-23820
Item
c 1950

Part of Alan Stoyel Foundation Collection

John Russell at Cranbrook. Photograph used in the 7rh Dickinson Memorial Lecture.

Wailes, Reginald (1901-1986), engineer, known as Rex

Miller John Russell, Union Mill, Cranbrook

ASFC-23822
Item
5 August 1935

Part of Alan Stoyel Foundation Collection

Simmons, Herbert Edward Sydney (1901-1973), mill researcher

John Russell

DUMC-003
Item
c 1950

Part of Drawings of Union Mill, Cranbrook

Not used in "The English Windmill" by Rex Wailes.

Lines, Vincent (1909-1968), artist

John Russell

DUMC-009
Item
c 1950

Part of Drawings of Union Mill, Cranbrook

Used as fig. 23 in "The English Windmill" by Rex Wailes.

Lines, Vincent (1909-1968), artist

Mr John Russell, miller at Union Mill in Cranbrook, Kent

DWMC-538290
Item
4 August 1935

Part of Donald W Muggeridge Collection

Muggeridge, Donald William (1918-2015), photographer

Notes on the Milling Life of Marcus Hancock

FULL-22158
Item
1972

Part of Mick Fuller Collection

Notes on the milling life of Marcus Hancock (Founder of M. Hancock and Son). See also related items 22973 and 22975.
[by Philip Hancock in a letter to Lawrence Holman. 4th November, 1972]

Hancock, Philip (d c1988), miller

Rambling Recollections of a Country Miller

FULL-22162
Item
No date

Part of Mick Fuller Collection

Recollections of Kent Miller Philip Hancock, proof-read by Mick Fuller who had interviewed Mr Hancock several times in the course of his research on the watermills of Kent. See also related items 22973 and 22975.

Hancock, Philip (d c1988), miller

Portrait, Union Mill, Cranbrook

HESS-0296
Item
5 August 1935

Part of H E S Simmons Collection

HESS catalogue #296

Simmons, Herbert Edward Sydney (1901-1973), mill researcher

Mill Correspondence - Volume 7

JSPB-22687-01
Item
2007

Part of Stephen Buckland Collection

Photocopies, made by Stephen Buckland, of SPAB correspondence relating to Kent mills. People involved include William Coles Finch, John Russell, W. R. Ward, Jack Holman, W. J. Jennings, T. Armstrong, F. R. Wootton and Halford L. Mills.

Kirsopp, Ken

Russell Union Mills

MCFC-21212
Item
No date

Part of Mildred Cookson Foundation Collection

Possibly an extract from 'Milling', though not noted.

Facsimile of the SPAB Windmill Section certificate No. 1

MEYE-18950
Item
1935

Part of Harry Meyer Collection

Facsimile of the certificate presented to John Russell, miller

Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings Mills Section

Rex Wailes - John Russell

REXW-17863
File
No date

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

The attached PDF contains a list of the letters from the SPAB, followed by transcripts of those from the CWA.

Smock mill, Herne

REXW-24712
Item
No date

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

Amos and Amos, 12 Snargate Street, Dover
Postcard from J Russell to Wailes

Unknown publisher

Gravestone of John Russell, Union Mill, Cranbrook

REXW-24108
Item
No date

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

Gravestone of John Russell 1888 - 1958

Wailes, Reginald (1901-1986), engineer, known as Rex

Base of mill with John Russell, East Mill, Smarden

REXW-25255
Item
1945

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

Wailes, Reginald (1901-1986), engineer, known as Rex

Smock mill, Willesborough

REXW-25306
Item
No date

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

Greetings card from John Russell

Unknown photographer

Smock mill, Willesborough

REXW-25308
Item
No date

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

"Sologlaze" series E.A.Sweetman and Son, Tunbridge Wells.
"If weather is fine I hope to put sweeps up on Friday 27th
We jacked up shelf last week. JR
postmark 24 Au 1937

Unknown photographer