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Bernard R Billings Collection With digital objects
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Collapse and Destruction, Windmill Hill Mill, Ulcombe

Part of Billings' unpublished manuscript. Series of three photographs taken from W. Coles Finch's "Watermills and Windmills" entitled "The Engine About to Haul Down the Mill". Showing the mill at Ulcombe. The first image shows the mill standing, the second the mill leaning to the right as it is being pulled down. The third image shows people standing next to a steam engine.
Photograph of page from Coles Finch's book

Billings, Bernard Richardson

Demolition, Ashbourne windmill, Tenterden, Maidstone

Part of Billings' unpublished manuscript. Series of two photographs, taken from W. Coles Finch's "Watermill and Windmills" entitled "Tenterden (Ashbourne Mill). In the process of demolition 1912". The first photograph shows the post mill upright and with sails. The second shows it minus sails, being pulled down to the right.

Billings, Bernard Richardson

Postmill with miller and sack carrier

Photograph of an illustration from a 14th century manuscript, taken from "History of Corn Milling" vol II by Bennett and Elton. Illustration shows a post mill with a miller inside the door, and a woman carrying a full sack.

Unknown artist

Postmill and miller

Photograph of an illustration from a 14th century manuscript, taken from "History of Corn Milling" vol II by Bennett and Elton. Illustration shows a post mill and miller.

Unknown artist

Post mill

Photograph of a windmill in Bidborough labelled "Bidborough mill" on the reverse, and dated "as at July 1932"

Billings, Bernard Richardson

Folkstone, Kent, view of town, viaduct and windmill

Photograph labelled on the reverse "One of the mills at Folkstone. The date of this print is probably prior to 1844, as the mill here shown has 4 sweeps: a print of 1844 shows 2 sweeps."
Further annotations says "Folkestone", "This shows that a four-sweep mill stood near where St Michael's church now stands. There are still "Windmill Cottages, Charlotte Street" standing."

Unknown artist

Postmill, trees, archer and castle

Photograph of an illustration from a 14th century manuscript, taken from "History of Corn Milling" vol II by Bennett and Elton. Illustration shows a post mlll in the centre, topped by a cockerel. An archer on the left side is in process of firing an arrow. On the right side is the front of a castle.

Unknown artist

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