Nicholl's foolscap notebook containing: (1) 56 double-sided pages of dated notes, drawings, and measurements of the wind and watermills listed at "Place access points below". (2) A newspaper clipping from the mid 1980s reporting on Millwrights International Limited's work on the restoration and removal of Chiseldon tower mill to Windmill Hill Business Centre, Swindon. (3) A photocopied newspaper clipping from [the Telegraph] reporting on the restoration of Mapledurham Watermill, also referencing Nicholl's concern about the future of milling machinery at Rhydlydan Watermill, Wales. (3) Further notes, contacts, addresses and potential suppliers of materials are listed on the last 6 pages of the notebook.
A one-page (double-sided) report addressed to J.V. Skinner, copied to Monica Dance (SPAB) and made by Nicholls on behalf his employer, Jameson Marshall Limited. The mill was inspected on 22 September 1976 and Nicholls makes recommendations for works to be carried out at a cost of c. £2,980, the price quoted being "firm for four months" and taking three months to complete "(weather permitting)".
