Archive Catalogue

CUTT-03959
Item
27 July 1964

Letter to the Editor of the 'East Anglian Daily Times' from Douglas F Pluck of Marlow, Bucks, asking whether his readers would be able to help him build a complete collection of the windmills and watermills of East Anglia.

"New Life for idle Sails"

CUTT-03957
Item
12 May 1944

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Piece in the 'Birmingham Mail' about the stimulus the War had had on interest in milling. Help has been given to restoring mills to working order by the S.P.A.B.,

"Historic mill topples over"

CUTT-03518
Item
3 March 1948

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Illustrated piece in 'The Daily Telegraph' on how, following the decision by East Suffolk CC's Planning Committee to revoke preservation work, the mill has now fallen onto its side.

"Windmill 'curio' brings £750"

CUTT-03516
Item
1 January 1953

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Note in the 'Evening Standard' on how an Amerian firm paid £750 for a 60-year-old engine from a Wrentham Mill in Suffolk.

"Old mill to go"

CUTT-03515
Item
13 October 1947

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Note in the 'Evening Standard' about East Suffolk CC revoking their ban on the demolition of Wortham Smock Mill.

"Windmill repairs"

CUTT-03514
Item
23 August 1947

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Letter to the Editor of the 'Eastern Daily Press' from Mr W. L. Duffield , of Long Stratton, commenting favourably on the decision by East Suffolk Planning Committeee's decision not to preserve Wortham Smock Mill, seeing that there are better specimens around.

"Wortham Smock Mill"

CUTT-03513
Item
21 May 1947

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Article in the 'East Anglian Daily Times' about the discussions in the East Suffolk County Planning Committee on whether to spend money preserving Wortham Smock Mill.

"The last smock mill saved"

CUTT-03512
Item
9 January 1947

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Note in the 'Evening Standard' about East Suffolk County Council's decision to buy Wortham Smock Mill and preserve it. [The cutting gives a WRONG definition of what a smock mill is !]

"Last working smock mill gets a reprieve"

CUTT-03511
Item
21 December 1946

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Note in the 'Evening News' about the reprieve granted to Wortham Mill, near Ipswich, by the decision by East Suffolk Planning Committee to buy the mill and schedule it.

"Suffolk's last smock mill"

CUTT-03510
Item
19 September 1948

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Snippet from 'The Daily Mail' on how the smock mill at Wortham is in danger of collapsing.

"Windmill of the District"

CUTT-03508
Item
29 April 1939

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Note in the 'Bury Free Press' that, following a recent survey by the Rev. Philip A Wright on local windmills, considerable further interest in the subject has been shown.

"The picturesque old mill at Westleton"

CUTT-03506
Item
1 August 1946

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Photo from the 'East Anglian Daily Times' showing workmen putting a finishing coat of tar to the restored Westleton post mill, which the local Women's Institute had vowed to preserve before the war.

"The old windmill and the new water tower …"

CUTT-03507
Item
3 February 1938

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Photos in the 'East Anglian Daily Times' showing how the old windmill relates to the new water tower that Thingoe RDC is building.

"Effort to save Westleton windmill"

CUTT-03504
Item
26 March 1936

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Cutting from the 'Evening Star' how members of the Westleton Women's Instititute are helping in efforts to preserve the local windmill, following a lecture by Rex Wailes.

"So this is Westleton !"

CUTT-03505
Item
28 March 1935

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Cutting from the 'Evening News' about how the inhabitants of Westleton in Suffolk have got themselves noticed once the local bishop said he wanted to merge them with two other parishes, and are now trying to get their local post mill restored.

"Still hopeful Westleton Mill will survive"

CUTT-03503
Item
16 July 1936

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Photo from the 'East Anglian Daily Times' showing the post mill at Westleton, from which the sails have been removed in an attempt to prolong its life by its owner, Mr. A. S. Ogilvie.