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Wailes, Reginald (1901-1986), engineer, known as Rex
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"War stops the Windmills"

Note in the Gloucester 'Citizen' on Rex Wailes' estimate that, if the present rate at which windmills are being shut down, none will be left at work in fifteen years.

"Survey of Tide Mills"

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.

"Energy in ebb and flow of tides"

Article in the 'Yorkshire Evening Post' summarising a paper in 'Engineering' by Rex Wailes on "Tide Mills in Great Britain", in which he claims that they can be traced back as early as AD1170.

"Preserving old England"

Cutting from the 'Evening Star' about Mr Rex Wailes, the technical adviser to S.P.A.B. who specialises in windmills - at present - and has seen nearly fifty mills given attention in the past ten years.

"Meeting of the Suffolk Preservation Society"

Cutting from the 'Bury Free Press' reporting the latest meeting of the S.P.S., at which 32 items were on the agenda. Progress on a survey of Suffolk's mills was noted, along with a report by Mr Rex Wailes on his visits to 72 of them in West Suffolk. Tree felling at Woolpit was deprecated, and the rebuilding of Brandon Bridge should only be done once the plans had been approved by the Fine Arts Committee.

"This is a Mechanical Era"

Cutting from 'The Evening Star' about the efforts of the Suffolk Preservation Society, whose President is Lord Ullswater, to sustain the windmills spread around the county as urged by Mr Rex Wailes at a public meeting recently in Ipswich.

"Monuments to a Noble Trade"

Piece in the 'Huddersfield Examiner' about how Rex Wailes is trying to draw attention, in his capacity as technical adviser to the Windmill Committee of S.P.A.B., to the value of windmills for teaching young engineers.

"The Miller's Sails etc"

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.

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