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Part of Thorrington Tide Mill Collection
View from waterside showing wheel, and a farm wagon outside a barn [?] on the up-hill side. Note on back reads "Thorrington Mill. After repair".
Unknown photographer
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Part of Thorrington Tide Mill Collection
View from waterside showing wheel, and a farm wagon outside a barn [?] on the up-hill side. Note on back reads "Thorrington Mill. After repair".
Unknown photographer
Thorrington Mill across Arlesford Creek
Part of Thorrington Tide Mill Collection
13 x 8 mm print, showing mill and surroounding buildings.
Unknown photographer
Thorrington Mill across Arlesford Creek
Part of Thorrington Tide Mill Collection
16 X 11 mm repeat of -16 but slightly better in focus.
Unknown photographer
Part of Thorrington Tide Mill Collection
Unknown photographer
Part of Thorrington Tide Mill Collection
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Part of Thorrington Tide Mill Collection
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Small barge at Thorrington Tide Mill
Part of Thorrington Tide Mill Collection
Unknown photographer
Part of Niall Roberts Collection
Coggeshall Abbey; Thorrington Tide Mill; Painshill Park; Shalford.
Restoration of Thorrington Mill's waterwheel - 9
Part of Thorrington Tide Mill Collection
Removing the inner rim and arms, with a nice view up the slope past the mill to the farmhouse and lane. Probably by Jane Matthews.
Matthews, Jane
Restoration of Thorrington Mill's waterwheel - 8
Part of Thorrington Tide Mill Collection
Outer rim of the wheel on the ground, while the inner one is still in situ. Probably by Jane Matthews.
Matthews, Jane
Restoration of Thorrington Mill's waterwheel - 7
Part of Thorrington Tide Mill Collection
Outer section of the waterwheel removed. Probably by Jane Matthews.
Matthews, Jane
Restoration of Thorrington Mill's waterwheel - 6
Part of Thorrington Tide Mill Collection
Portrait mode repeat of the same shot as No.5. Probably by Jane Matthews.
Matthews, Jane
Restoration of Thorrington Mill's waterwheel - 5
Part of Thorrington Tide Mill Collection
One side of the cast iron wheel rim and arms, suspended over the shaft on the back of the lorry. Probably by Jane Matthews.
Matthews, Jane
Restoration of Thorrington Mill's waterwheel - 4
Part of Thorrington Tide Mill Collection
Hoisting out the waterwheel's outer rim, including the arms. Probably by Jane Matthews.
Matthews, Jane
Restoration of Thorrington Mill's waterwheel - 3
Part of Thorrington Tide Mill Collection
Hoisting the wheel shaft onto the flatbed lorry hired from Blundells. Probably by Jane Matthews.
Matthews, Jane
Restoration of Thorrington Mill's waterwheel - 2
Part of Thorrington Tide Mill Collection
Taking out the cast iron wheel shaft. Probably by Jane Matthews.
Matthews, Jane
Restoration of Thorrington Mill's waterwheel - 10
Part of Thorrington Tide Mill Collection
Removing the inner rim and arms of the waterwheel. Probably by Jane Matthews.
Matthews, Jane
Restoration of Thorrington Mill's waterwheel - 1
Part of Thorrington Tide Mill Collection
Essex CC staff starting to remove cast iron wheel shaft. Probably by Jane Matthews.
Matthews, Jane
Repeat of -24 but on full-plate b/w paper
Part of Thorrington Tide Mill Collection
Full plate print with much better contrast in shadows. Probably by Douglas Went.
Went, Douglas, photographer
Pocket notebook - focus on tide mills
Part of Rex Wailes Collection
A repurposed Lett's diary for 1936 measuring 7.5 cm x 11.5 cm, containing measurements, notes, calculations and drawings on a variety of engineering and milling matters including the mills listed at 'Place access points' below.
Reference is made to a number of sea or tide meals including unidentified ones at Denham, Wadebridge and St Austell, Cornwall and also to 'Butshead Tide Mill' [Budshead?] at St Budeaux. There are also 8 pages of notes under the headings 'Beech' and 'Stock' detailing the equipment/set-up within two unidentified mills. A further unidentified mill mentioned is 'Little Bentley Mill'.
Further notes on tide mills record that, 'porpoises came up at Barrow Hill Tide Mill, Abridge [Heybridge?], Maldon Essex'. A record is also made of '7 Tide Mills on North coast of Norfolk in the Burnhams'.
Wailes, Reginald (1901-1986), engineer, known as Rex