Showing 1608 results

Archival description
Wailes, Reginald (1901-1986), engineer, known as Rex England Windmills
Print preview Hierarchy View:

1507 results with digital objects Show results with digital objects

Miscellaneous UK mill material

The box contains two cross-sectional drawings of North Leverton Windmill; newspaper cutting of Mapledurham Mill's 1977 restoration; 5 reprints of the Transactions of the Newcomen Society by Rex Wailes; copy of "Eksperimentel Arkaeologi" article on Iron Age rotary querns by Anne Bloch Jorgensen; material relating to the Quern Study Group; material on gunpowder mills including "Explosives in History" by Norman Wilkinson (1975) for The Hagley Museum, The Hagley Museum Guide (1976), "Gunpowder Mills Gazetteer" by Glenys Crocker (1988) and "Chilworth Gunpowder" by Glenys Crocker (1984); photocopy from Les Moulins No. 7 "Les Pierres A Moulins etc"; Lincolnshire History and Archaeology Group information; file of SPAB Mills Section members information.

Sass, Jon A (b. 1942), miller and millwright

"Pakenham Mill, Suffolk"

Part of the Rex Wailes collection.
Dated on reverse. Shows a group of visitor at the mill.

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

'Notes Watermills'

Notebook measuring approx. 10.5 cm x 16.5 cm and marked on the inside cover 'c.1972' containing a list of mills (one page per mill), at varying levels of detail (those with more content being listed at 'Place access points' below). The first half of the notebook is devoted to watermills but the second half features windmills (mostly smock and post mills). Notes on several of the windmills reference the work of JM Heathcote. Cross references to maps/page numbers of books occur throughout.

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

"Bekesbourne Mill, Adisham, Kent"

A correspondence card from Rex Wailes featuring Thomas Hennell's drawing of Bekesbourne Mill. A note on the reverse reads: Best wishes to you both for Christmas & the New Year from Enid & Rex Wailes".

Hennell, Thomas (1903-1945), artist

Windmills and millwrighting file

File containing draft M/s, background notes, correspondence for publications and other research material.

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

Upminster, Essex

Part of the Rex Wailes collection.
Note on reverse reads: 'Built 1801 Now preserved'

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

Results 1 to 20 of 1608