A Reporters' Notebook containing:
Northants: notes taken from 'Northants Notes & Queries, New Series, Vol.4, 1912-1920' relating to: a 1609 grant by James 1 of a post mill at Kettering; the history of an unindexed tower mill (located on the site of a former post mill on Rockingham Road, Kettering) which was demolished in 1893; 18th c. maps of Kettering showing the location of various mills and a 19th c. print showing a post mill at Peterborough; also notes about the post mill at Seaton, Rutland which was demolished in 1917 as well as the nearby watermill, Henry Royce being said to have worked at both mills as a boy.
Suffolk: research notes relating to Suffolk windmills including construction dates, operational status in 1926,1939 and 1955 and including the notable features listed in 'Subject access points' below.
Windmill restoration: eight pages of draft narrative rehearsing the demise of wind and watermills since the late 19th c. and extolling the efforts of John Russell to restore and preserve Union Mill, Cranbrook. The narrative rehearses the preservation efforts made by a number of local authorities (counties listed in 'Place access points' below) arguing that it should be essential for such work to be their responsibility.
Windmills still in operation: notes running from back-to-front in the notebook listing, 'How many still in use', which are 'Workable' and 'When used and why'.

A partially-filled, repurposed pocket diary for 1936 measuring approx. 6.5 cm x 9.5 cm containing brief notes about the date of demolition of the Sidlesham watermill (c. 1920 - according to a Mr Clayton of Norton Lea, Selsey). Also very brief notes about the 'all iron' hollow post mill at West Ashling which was 'built when Chichester Cathedral spire came down' [1861].

Notebook measuring approx. 10.5 cm x 16.5 cm and marked on the inside cover 'c.1972' containing a list of mills (one page per mill), at varying levels of detail (those with more content being listed at 'Place access points' below). The first half of the notebook is devoted to watermills but the second half features windmills (mostly smock and post mills). Notes on several of the windmills reference the work of JM Heathcote. Cross references to maps/page numbers of books occur throughout.

A repurposed Lett's diary for 1930 measuring 7.5 cm x 10 cm, most of the pages being blank, but containing a list of the Suffolk mills itemised at 'Place access points' below, with brief descriptions for each one. These include details of the current mill owner (where applicable) and their condition (or date of demolition, if applicable).

A repurposed pocket diary for November 1931 measuring 6.5 cm x 9 cm and marked "Hunts, Cambs, Suffolk" with brief notes on, and/or references to, the mills listed at "Place access points" below. The notes also mention an unidentified, 17th century smock mill at 'Ickleton, Suffolk' which had a thatched roof and had been pulled down at the end of the 19th century.

A repurposed pocket diary for August 1931 measuring 6.5 cm x 9 cm and marked "Kent" with brief notes on, and/or references to, the mills listed at "Place access points" below. The notebook is only partially complete.

A repurposed Army field message book labelled, "Bozeat, Kibworth Harcourt, Halnaker, Outwood" comprising research notes, drawings and measurements from visits to the following mills: Bozeat Mill on 25 March 1932 (8 pages); Moreton Mill on 20 June 1932 (8 pages); Kibworth Harcourt on 28 May 1933 (14 pages - including notes of old inscriptions, "Daniel Hutchinson Miller 1711" and "William Fellow 1794"); Halnaker Mill examined on 12 December 1933 with Sir William Bird (3 pages); The Old Mill, at Cornwall Road, Buxton on 22 June 1934 (7 pages and referencing Joshua Ashby & Sons); notes about Outwood post mill (4 pages); "Pure White Laundry, Toot[ing]" on 27 June 1934 (2 pages); further pages of assorted notes including an extract from an 1817 account of money expended at Halnaker Mill (13 pages).

"From a boxful on sale at SPAB Windmill meeting 16/3/96. Found by Kenneth Major in the attic of SPAB, Spital Square, in box labelled Foreign Mills. Mostly Dutch, with a handful of other countries too, and a few are few English. (I wasn't the lst psn to go thro' them)".