Archive Catalogue

MCFC-GPN-B-008
Item
1930s

Part of Mildred Cookson Foundation Collection

Unknown photographer

REXW-NOT-025
Item
26 June 1936

A repurposed Lett's diary for 1936 measuring 7.5 cm x 11.5 cm, containing measurements, notes, calculations and drawings on a variety of engineering and milling matters including the mills listed at 'Place access points' below.

Reference is made to a number of sea or tide meals including unidentified ones at Denham, Wadebridge and St Austell, Cornwall and also to 'Butshead Tide Mill' [Budshead?] at St Budeaux. There are also 8 pages of notes under the headings 'Beech' and 'Stock' detailing the equipment/set-up within two unidentified mills. A further unidentified mill mentioned is 'Little Bentley Mill'.

Further notes on tide mills record that, 'porpoises came up at Barrow Hill Tide Mill, Abridge [Heybridge?], Maldon Essex'. A record is also made of '7 Tide Mills on North coast of Norfolk in the Burnhams'.

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

"Garboldisham or Stanningfield"

JSPB-PHT-10-029
Item
1950s

Part of Stephen Buckland Collection

Buckland, John Stephen Percy (1935-2006), mill researcher

The River, Martham

WPAC-WIN-00770
Item
1919 or earlier

Part of Watlington Postcard and Art Collection

This image is undated; however it cannot be later than 1919 as this copy of the postcard bears a postmark of that date.

Unknown publisher

West Caister drainage mill

REXW-IMG-05-180
Item
No date

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

"W.Caister, 'Steam mill' in distance, from Charles Green".

Green, Charles

Section drawing of a wind mill by Daniel England

ASHL-25-021
Item
Late 19th century

Part of Hallam Ashley Mill Photograph Collection

A photograph made by Hallam Ashley of a mill section drawing by Daniel England, Millwright and Engineer, Ludham, Norfolk, 1823-1897.

Ashley, Hallam (1900-1987), photographer

Barton Broad

HCCC-12544
Item
28 June 1936

Part of H C Casserley Collection

Ground Plans, by Daniel England

ASHL-25-029
Item
Late 19th century

Part of Hallam Ashley Mill Photograph Collection

A photograph made by Hallam Ashley of a mill ground plans by Daniel England, Millwright and Engineer, Ludham, Norfolk, 1823-1897.
Three plans are captioned 'Ground Plan No. 1 Mill', 'Ground Plan No. 11', Ground Plan no. 4'.

Ashley, Hallam (1900-1987), photographer