Two cuttings, one showing the King family and others at what appears to be a brick-laying ceremony at King Flour Mills, and the other showing King Flour Mills, Ellesmere Port.
Three cuttings relating to the Burgess family of Kirkby Fleetham. The first shows the three generations of Thomas Burgess, the second is a description of the family's milling business, the third is a view of Fleetham Mill.
Single vellum sheet (approx 77 x 60 cm) comprising a mortgage for £200 and bill of sale of the "Wind Post Mill" at Messingham as further security. Parties include Richard Kirkland, miller, and his wife (the prior miller's daughter) who signs by "her mark". Original document available for reference. For content click on the link to the document transcription.
Unpublished typescript, by Stephen Buckland, entitled "George Packham, Miller and Millwright, 1792-1872", including notes, photographs and photocopies from publications.
Buckland, John Stephen Percy (1935-2006), mill researcher
Two cuttings, the first showing Shaw Mills, Shaw with the miller and staff outside, the second Town Mill, Chippenham with the miller and staff outside.
1 folded sheet measuring 38cm x 31cm recording an agreement between the agent of the Duchess of Kingston and Thomas Thorpe (miller) relating to the diversion of the water supply to Haughton Mill and a weekly lease of new corn mill at Thoresby Park, the Duchess' corn and malt to be ground free of charge. For further content click on the link to the document transcription. A second folded sheet measuring 41cm x 31cm gives, "An Account of all the Trees taken out of the Nurserys and Planted in the Parke to 31 December 1762", seeming to relate to tree planting at either Thoresby Park or Holme Pierrepont Hall.
Recollections of Kent Miller Philip Hancock, proof-read by Mick Fuller who had interviewed Mr Hancock several times in the course of his research on the watermills of Kent. See also related items 22973 and 22975.
List of the millers at the Cann and Melbury Abbas mills in Dorset from the Miles, Lush and Haskoll families, 16th to 20th centuries (37 named individuals). An additional 38 millers from other families are listed also.
Reference to Willesborough Watermill probably relates to Sevington Mill, Ashford. Reference to Shorncliffe Watermill probably relates to Seabrook Mill, Cheriton.
Tremenheere, Wynn (1923-2015), chairman of Cranbrook Windmill Association
Single vellum sheet (approx 57 x 73 cm); conveyance of land in Bangor to Francis Cross, miller of Penley Mill, Flintshire, Wales. Original document available for reference. For content click on the link to the document transcription.
