Album containing research notes by Denis Sanders; correspondence between Sanders and J S P Buckland; Farries' research notes and correspondence with Vincent Pargeter.
Photographs chronicling the restoration of Great Chishill Windmill. Copies of older photos. Document "Saving Chishill Windmill in the 21st Century" by David McKeown.
Cutting from 'Herts and Essex Observer' describing the intention of the Essex County Council to restore windmills in Stock, Aythorpe Roding and Great Bardfield using a sum not exceeding £500 every financial year.
Photograph showing the top of the mill cap under restoration from Baker Street Mill in Orsett, Essex. Photographed by Kenneth G. Farries on 1st April 1982.
Photograph showing some of the restoration work occurring at Baker Street Mill in Orsett, Essex. Scaffolding is present in the background. Photographed by Kenneth G. Farries on 1st April 1982.
Photograph showing some of the timber framework from Baker Street Mill in Orsett, Essex. The photograph suggests some form of restoration work. Photographed by Kenneth G. Farries on 1st April 1982.
Cutting from 'Essex Chronicle' describing the state of a windmill at Aythorpe Roding. The article describes the restoration work being carried out at the mill by millwright Vincent Pargeter under the orders of the Essex County Council, and also provides a brief history of the mill.
Cutting from 'Essex Chronicle' describing the Essex County Council's decision to employ their own millwright for the servicing of their four windmills.
Cutting from 'Essex County Standard' of a submission by Capt. Michael Barne, the owner of Birch windmill, opposing the insinuation in a previous article (see CUTT-01026) that he was not interested in the restoration of his mill. The submission outlines Capt. Barne's reasons for not having restored the mill thus far, and his support for any restoration effort that was planned.
Cutting from 'Essex County Standard' describing the Ministry of Town and Country Planning's decision not to remove Birch windmill while it was still standing. The article also mentions that the mill's owner, Capt. M. Barne, had no intention of restoring the mill.
Cutting from 'The Field' of a submission by Mr. A. F. Eve describing the rapid deterioration of a smock mill in Orsett and an appeal for its restoration. The submission also includes a brief history of the mill.
Cutting from 'Evening Standard' describing the restoration of a millhouse at Mill End Green by Mr. David Drysdale and his wife. The article also mentions Mr. Drysdale's need to dispose of four millstones he found in the structure, as well as the windmill's main beams.
Cutting from 'Braintree and Witham Times' describing the installation of a new aluminium cap on the Tower House mill at Dunmow. The article also mentions that Mrs. Rowena Davey lives in the mill, and that it was restored by millwright Philip Lennard and Conifer Construction Ltd.
Cutting from 'Southend Standard' describing the order for preservation issued by the Essex County Council for Ramsey Mill. The article also mentions other mills protected under similar orders, and that the mill was once more functional after it was acquired by a firm of biscuit manufacturers.