Archive Catalogue

Aythorpe Roding, Essex, Brake wheel

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Item
1938

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

Part of the Rex Wailes collection.

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

Bourn Mill, Cambs, from the south

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Item
22 March 1952

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

Part of the Rex Wailes collection.
Image stamped on reverse with Ministry of Works copyright statement dated 22/3/52, code number A1662/6.

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

Bourn Mill, Cambs, the stocks and weather boarding of the mill-house

REXW-IMG-01-083
Item
22 March 1952

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

Part of the Rex Wailes collection.
Image stamped on reverse with Ministry of Works copyright statement dated 22/3/52, code number A1662/2.

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

"Brill, Dr Drake-Brockman 1934"

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Item
1934

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

Part of the Rex Wailes collection.

Brockman, Drake

Drinkstone Mill, Suffolk

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Item
No date

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

Part of the Rex Wailes collection.
Cap of Drinkstone Post Mill.

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

Burton Mill, Wirral, remains of post mill round house

REXW-IMG-01-101
Item
1928

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

Part of the Rex Wailes collection.
Dated by comparison with SPAB-09392.

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

Irby, Wirral

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Item
1875

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

Part of the Rex Wailes collection.
Dated on reverse.
Demolished 1898.

Unknown photographer

Toothill Mill, Essex

REXW-IMG-01-108
Item
1936

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

Part of the Rex Wailes collection.

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

Restoring Mountnessing Mill

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Item
29 September 1937

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

Part of the Rex Wailes collection.

Labelled on reverse:-
RESTORING 300 YEAR OLD WINDMILL
A 300 year old windmill is now being restored at Mountnessing, near Chelmsford. It stands on property presented to the National Playing Fields Association. The playing field has been presented by local residents in remembrance of the Coronation.

Photo shows - renovating one of the sails of the ancient windmill.
Fox Sept 29th 37

Unknown photographer

Old Mill, Wittersham

REXW-IMG-01-142
Item
Before 1922

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

Part of the Rex Wailes collection. Labelled "Udimore, near Rye, Sussex", but in fact Old Mill, Wittersham.
Annotated on reverse "Shews method of fan drive... Drive taken down the back of mill and down stairs to wheels on bottom of ladder. Peculiar to Sussex."

Unknown photographer

"Crowland, Lincs"

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Item
Before 1913

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

Part of the Rex Wailes collection.
No date, but mill apparently burnt in 1913.
Photo Dr Pilchen

Pilchen, Dr

"Stevington post mill, Bedfordshire"

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Item
No date

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

Part of the Rex Wailes collection.
Annotated on reverse:- 'Repaired as a landmark'

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

Gedding Mill, Suffolk

REXW-IMG-01-181
Item
1930s

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

Part of the Rex Wailes collection.
Catchpole patent sail on Gedding Mill. Photo H.O.Clark.

Clark, Harry Osborn (1876-1945)

Blackboys Mill, Framfield

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Item
No date

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

Part of the Rex Wailes collection.

Unknown

Playden Mill, Sussex

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Item
No date

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

Part of the Rex Wailes collection.

Unknown

Old Mill, Cross in Hand, Sussex

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Item
No date

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

Part of the Rex Wailes collection.

Unknown

Cross in Hand Mill, Sussex, ruins

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Item
16 September 1956

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

Part of the Rex Wailes collection.

Unknown

Stokenchurch, Oxon

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Item
1925

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

Part of the Rex Wailes collection.
On reverse:
'Old Post Mill on the Chiltern Hills at Stokenchurch, Oxon.
Very old mill, built about 1680, all wooden gears, the teeth of main drive being cherry. Two pairs of stones, under driven. The mill is working. Signed K.J.T 1925'

Tarrant, Kenneth J