Archive Catalogue

"The Storming of Montmartre by the Russians in 1814"

MCFC-WAR-FRA-261
Item
Early 20th century

Part of Mildred Cookson Foundation Collection

Postcard with a Christmas message from Rex Wailes on the reverse. "All good wishes for Christmas & the New Year from Rex Wailes". This postcard is used in "Mills at war", 2019, p.35.

"The Miller's Sails etc"

CUTT-04147
Item
8 June 1936

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Cutting from the 'Evening News' with snippets about the millers' customs about parking sails in the evening ("Miller's Pride"); Mr J.A.Davidson's model collection; his brother T. Gerrard Davidson the surveyor to S.P.A.B.; and London's only millwright, Mr Rex Wailes.

"Survey of Tide Mills"

CUTT-04013
Item
October 1939

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

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.

"Suffolk Windmills"

CUTT-04189
Item
6 July 1983

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Piece in the 'East Anglian Daily Times' on how the pioneering steps taken in East Suffolk to preserve some of their windmills is being followed by West Sussex and Bucks County Councils.

"SUFFOLK WINDMILLS"

CUTT-03494
Item
8 January 1943

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Two-part article by Rex Wailes in the magazine 'Engineering' about the current windmills in Suffolk.

Slides of Essex, Sussex, Derbyshire and Surrey mills

SASS-11-03
Series
1964 - 1977

Part of Jon Sass Collection

Slides of various mills around Essex, Sussex, Derbyshire and Surrey, and elsewhere.

Travis, Edward, millwright

"Saving Norfolk's Last Windmill"

CUTT-01850
Item
29 April 1954

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Report in 'Eastern Daily Press' on talk by Rex Wailes to Norwich Rotary Club on windmills.

"Rotary Clubs Asked to Help in Preserving Billingford Mill"

CUTT-02176
Item
28 April 1954

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Report in the 'Eastern Daily Press' of an address by Rex Wailes to Dereham Rotary Club about the critical state of Norfolk's mills quoting Billingford Mill as an instance.