- 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
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
Head stone, Wyverton, Nr Blakeney
Headstone of Thomas Smith, Millwright, died April 16th 1725 aged 82. May have been the miller at Blakeney.
Ashley, Hallam (1900-1987), photographer
Detail from an oil painting, post mill, Richmond
Part of Kenneth G Farries Collection
Farries, Kenneth G, author
Treble Mill, Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Part of Martin Watts Collection
The treble mill enabled a single waterwheel to drive two pairs of stones through an additional set of gears off the pitwheel. Treble Mill, Nuneaton, Warwickshire. Drawing by H Beighton, Desaguliers, 1744.
Watts, Martin, miller and millwright
"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 E M Gardner Collection
The twenty ninth image features the watermill of Lewisham in Kent. This item is a photocopy of an illustration of the mill produced in the late eighteenth century. Interestingly, the item has a caption on the left hand corner of the bottom of the sketch reading "A View of the Water Mill near Lewisham in Kent" while on the right hand corner this information is reproduced in French "Viie du Moulin a leau, aupres du Lewisham en Kent". The sketch was printed by "Carington Bowles, Map and Printseller No. 69 in St Paul's Church Yard, London." and published on 1 October 1770.
Gardner, Emilie Montgomery (1882-1959)
"Plan for the Rolling Mill upon the Cocquet"
A photograph made by Hallam Ashley of a technical drawing done by John Smeaton in the 18th century.
In 1775 speculators built a rolling mill on the Cocquet in Northumberland with a dam built by Smeaton. This became the Acklington Tin Works and was in production until 1884.
Smeaton, John (1724-1792), engineer
Design for a Coal-Drawing Engine at Griff
A photograph made by Hallam Ashley of a technical drawing done by John Smeaton in the 18th century.
The Griff Collieries in North Warwickshire were formed by connecting a number of small collieries along the Griff arm of the Coventry Canal.
Smeaton, John (1724-1792), engineer
"Design for the small movements for the Shipley's Oil Mill at Carshalton"
A photograph made by Hallam Ashley of a technical drawing done by John Smeaton in the 18th century.
Location believed to be Carshalton.
Smeaton, John (1724-1792), engineer
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 the Oil Press for Shipley's Oil Mill at Carshalton"
A photograph made by Hallam Ashley of a technical drawing done by John Smeaton in the 18th century.
Location believed to be Carshalton.
Smeaton, John (1724-1792), engineer
A photograph made by Hallam Ashley of a technical drawing done by John Smeaton in the 18th century.
A penstock is a type of sluice often used at mill sites to control the flow of water through the mill wheel.
Smeaton, John (1724-1792), engineer
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
Wheel gearing for Mr Williams at Waltham Abbey
A photograph made by Hallam Ashley of a technical drawing done by John Smeaton in the 18th century.
Smeaton, John (1724-1792), engineer
Abbey Mill on Road of West Ham
Part of E M Gardner Collection
The second item is a photocopy of an illustration featuring the windmill of the Abbey Mills of West Ham. The illustration is entitled as "Abbey mills on the road of West Ham". We are informed that this illustration was published on 13th February 1783 by John Harris at Sweetings Alley in Cornhill on the outskirts of London.
Gardner, Emilie Montgomery (1882-1959)
"Design for fettering Mr Drinkwater's Cotton Mill"
A photograph made by Hallam Ashley of a technical drawing done by John Smeaton in the 18th century.
Signed by Smeaton but date missing from the original.
Smeaton, John (1724-1792), engineer