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Report on Phase II - first session of repairs

A 4-page report summarising the principle operations of Phase II of the restoration project. The report notes the donation of considerable resources including free shipment of equipment from the UK by Geest Line. Disappointment at having to reject some of the timber from Guyana (and consequent delays to the project) is noted. Likewise, disappointment at having to import a UK blacksmith to the project team is expressed, there being "no able blacksmith of an acceptable working age" remaining on the island despite a previously "strong tradition of superb workmanship". Allowing students from the local college's carpentry and joinery classes to join in aspects of the repairs had been a success, "and potentially of use in the ongoing repair of historical structures on the island".

Nicholls, David, (1938 - 2020) millwright

Report by D.M.Simpson & Co (1984) Limited

55-page report addressed to the Caribbean Development Bank by D.M. Simpson & Co (1984) Limited, a firm of mechanical engineers based in Bridgetown, Barbados. The report is entitled "Technical assistance mission to RDF Enterprises Limited at River Antoine Estate, St. Patrick, Grenada" and provides an assessment of the engineering and technical requirements for upgrading operations and increasing production at the estate's rum distillery. The report contains maps, plans, technical drawings and a photographic survey of the current distillery equipment and processes. This includes an evaluation of the canal, millpond, water course and waterwheel, the latter described as "in fair condition and in working order". An engineering and technical recommendations are made and a summary budget of likely expenditure given.

Nicholls, David, (1938 - 2020) millwright

Report and Proposals for The Barbados National Trust

The Chiltern Partnership's 44-page report on the Morgan Lewis Sugar Mill based on Nicholl's January 1994 survey.
The report describes the background to the project, the mill's location, layout and its structural condition and that of the machinery. A recommended programme of repair is provided which takes into account limitations in resources and the unique nature of the mill's machinery. Aspects of funding are also considered, including the need to secure an income stream from visitors/additional facilities but retaining the "unique atmosphere of the complex". A conditional budget/estimated costs for the total project is given, the total assessed cost being BBD 196,074.00. The report concludes with a proposed maintenance schedule and suggestions for the future development of the site.

Nicholls, David, (1938 - 2020) millwright

Remarks at Morgan Lewis Mill Celebration event

"Remarks by David Nicholls at the Morgan Lewis Mill Celebration, December 3rd 1997" rehearsing the history of the sugar mill and its restoration programme.
The speech/transcript acknowledges the donation of the mill by Lawrence Bannister to the Barbados National Trust in 1963 and the work of Teddy Holman Clark, Eustace Corbin and Colin Webster to repair/maintain the mill up until the point at which is could be fully restored. The speech also touches on efforts to recruit and involve local craftsmen and delays to the project caused by difficulties in sourcing appropriate timber from Guyana.

Nicholls, David, (1938 - 2020) millwright

Remains

"Daytona, Florida. Remains of Old Spanish Sugar Mill, along Ridgewood Ave, South, at the corner of Loomis Ave. Ye Relic of the past, grim, moss grown, defiant, possibly a monument of some Indian massacre of the time of the founding of St. Augustine. Who knows."
The Hugh C. Leighton Co., Manufacturers, Portland, ME., USA.

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Project in progress - photographs

6 images of the restoration project in progress (c.1994), 4 of which printed onto standard A4 paper and 2 printed onto A4 photographic paper. The final image (again, printed onto standard A4 paper) is of the aftermath of a storm in 2008, after which the sails were taken down and restored in 2009.

Nicholls, David, (1938 - 2020) millwright

Press release - World Monuments Fund (WMF) funding

A faxed copy of the agenda for WMF's grants review meeting for its watch-list of "100 Most Endangered Sites" for 1996. The press release shows Morgan Lewis Sugar Mill as one of the grant recipients, the grant being funded by WMF founding sponsor, American Express.

Nicholls, David, (1938 - 2020) millwright

Posters - The Amy Nicholls Mill Competition

1 x 43 cm by 27.5 cm and 1 x 32.5 cm by 25.5 cm poster aimed at community and educational groups encouraging entries into a competition to research and record information about the remaining mill sites on Barbados. Sponsored by the Chiltern Partnership, the Barbados National Trust and the Barbados Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Culture.

Nicholls, David, (1938 - 2020) millwright

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