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Loose notes, folded together

3 pages of A4 paper, folded around 16 pages of notes taken from two smaller notebooks. Notes taken on mills in Somerset, Devon, Cornwall, Wales and Yorkshire, with more detailed notes on a windmill at 'Brill, Bucks' which is also labelled 'Wilford's mill'.

Wailes, Reginald (1901-1986), engineer, known as Rex

Research notebook for various mills, 1928

A repurposed Army field message book labelled, "Mainly Lincs 1928 & Brill & Lancs" but beginning with a five page, narrative account of the first two days of Wailes' trip to France with H.O. Clarke and his assistant, Herbert Bean[stor]. The account ends with disembarkation at Calais but includes a proposed itinerary through Nord pas de Calais for Easter Sunday 1928.
The next section comprises eight pages of lists of windmills, many but not all, being in Lincolnshire.
The remainder of the book comprises: brief research notes on Lincolnshire millwrights and windmills (17 pages); fuller research notes and drawings of various Lancashire windmills (27 pages); brief research notes for visits made to Brill Windmill and Castle Mill, Beccles in July 1928; 11 pages of full notes and drawings concerning repairs to Brill Windmill taken in August 1928. Lastly four loose sheets at the rear of the notebook listing negatives of numerous windmills required by Wailes. Those windmills identifiable from the notes are listed at "Place access points" below.

Wailes, Reginald (1901-1986), engineer, known as Rex

Pocket notebook - 1945

A repurposed diary for 1945, cover removed and measuring approx. 7 cm x 13.5 cm, containing brief notes on a variety of milling matters (as well as other topics, particularly music). The notes include: a memo regarding a call to Matheson of the National Trust regarding Bourne Ponds Mill, Colchester; a 3-page list of mills, possibly depicting the development of windmills through time (from 'The Windmill Psalter' to 'Napolean's Raft'); a list of Lincolnshire mills. There are more detailed notes about the mills listed at 'Place access points' below, including Partington's Mill, Auckland, New Zealand (unindexed).

Wailes, Reginald (1901-1986), engineer, known as Rex

Albert Nixey

Name "Albert Nixey" written on envelope containing this and other negatives; presumably refers to this image. "36", presumably date, written on edge of negative.

Freese, Stanley (1902-1972), town planner and artist

Brill post mill

Loose sketch (not in book).

Freese, Stanley (1902-1972), town planner and artist

Brill Mill

Correspondence, drawings, reports, specification and schedule of repair by Oxley Conservation.

Pargeter, Vincent G (1943-2015), millwright

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