- RHSC-04-029
- Item
- 1604
Part of Richard Hills Collection
Hayward's map showing location of mill.
Part of Richard Hills Collection
Hayward's map showing location of mill.
"Brueghel - view of a post mill"
Part of Richard Hills Collection
Hills, Richard Leslie (1936-2019), historian and clergyman
Abstract of title to three mills at Banbury
5 vellum sheets (30 cm x 20 cm) providing an abstract of Mr Darnelly's title to lands in Banbury traced back to: a lease by Queen Elizabeth I to Anthony Cope of two Banbury Mills dated 7 July 1587; a conveyance of a third mill "being a Windmill" from Thomas Hawtaine (son of Henry and Mary Hawtaine) to Richard Vivers dated 18 July 1632; a deed dated 6 October [1616] under which Henry Hawtaine made a "jointure of the premises" to his wife, Mary, being "the windmill the Ivy Close b[y] the Meadow....all part of Easington Farms" which he had purchased "from the king"; a conveyance of "the Fine yard Lands at Nethrop" from Richard Cope, John Churchill and Richard Hastings to Richard Vivers dated 27 April 1616; a conveyance of "the Barns" from Thomas and Edward Kirton to Robert Vivers dated 18 June 1652. The abstract is completed with Mr Darnelly obtaining judgement in Trinity Term 1662 for £900.
"Scantlings & Dimensions of Engines, with the prices for building the same by Mr. Grundy"
Part of Rex Wailes Collection
Grundy
"Dimensions and Scantlings of a 22 Feet Post Engine (Vizt)"
Part of Rex Wailes Collection
Unknown author
"Account of Engin by Harrison Engin Maker at Spalding"
Part of Rex Wailes Collection
Harrisson, Thomas, engineer, Spalding
"Dimensions and Scantlings of a 26 Feet Post Engine"
Part of Rex Wailes Collection
Harrisson, Thomas, engineer, Spalding
Collection of documents relating to a windmill at Brook Lane, Herne Bay
Collection of documents including correspondence relating to the tenancy of Brook Lane smock mill at Herne Bay, Kent, dating from between 1708 and 1879.
Photo of a 1710 map of Clerkenwell, London showing a windmill at the New River Pool
Part of Rex Wailes Collection
"From Crace [?]. A later edition of Morgan's Map c 1710".
Unknown photographer
Detail from an oil painting, post mill, Richmond
Part of Kenneth G Farries Collection
Farries, Kenneth G, author
"The Windmill fixed on Newgate to work the Ventilators erected there April 17: 1752"
Gentleman's Magazine, The
Part of Small Donations
Depicting the wind-powered saw mill constructed by Charles Dingley at Limehouse in 1767. It was opposed by local sawyers who believed it was undercutting their work and it was badly damaged by rioters on 10 May 1768. A copy of article "Charles DIngley, projector, and his Limehouse sawmill" by John H Appleby also included.
The Oxford Magazine
Part of Roy Gregory Collection
Drawing of Humber Bank Mill with the town and church in the background.
Part of SPAB Mills Section Collection
Photograph from Victoria and Albert Museum of painting "The Camp at Cox Heath" by Sandby, showing post mill. It is not clear why this has been filed with the Berkshire material.
Sandby, Thomas (1721-1798), painter
Design for altering Hankells Iron Hoop Mill at Wandsworth
A photograph made by Hallam Ashley of a technical drawing done by John Smeaton in the 18th century.
Tentatively identified as Middle Mill, Wandsworth.
Smeaton, John (1724-1792), engineer
Indenture, Aughton, Lancashire
Part of Michael Short Collection
Single vellum sheet (approx. 68 x 90 cm). Transfer of mortgage of windmill. Original document available for reference. For content click on the link to the document transcription
A drawing of Faringdon and neighbouring places with churches marked accordingly
Part of Reading Central Library Images
View over Faringdon from Faringdon Hill, with Badbury Hill behind the town, and Lechlade, Cricklade and Cirencester in the distance. There is a windmill on Badbury Hill, and the various places of worship in Faringdon are denoted by numbers.
Photograph of painting of the Abbey Mills, West Ham
Part of Small Donations
Whitelaw, David
Advert in Derby Mercury to build Heage Tower Mill
Alan Gifford comments: "This is the earliest mention of a Tower mill at Heage contained in an advert in the Derby Mercury 16th June 1791 . Note that it refers to 'Materials laid down on site' - stone for tower was in adjacent quarry."