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Sapiston watermill photographs

File of 34 black and white photographs showing the exterior and internal equipment of Sapiston mill. 1 historical view, the remainder taken on one visit, probably by Peter or another Suffolk Mills Group member in the 1970's.

Dolman, Peter C J (1955-2002), miller

Little Glemham watermill documents

File of printed material including copied photographs and technical drawings relating to the state of the mill in the late 1980's and early 1990's.

Dolman, Peter C J (1955-2002), miller

Notebook - 1974 to 1985

Nicholl's foolscap notebook containing:
(1) 56 double-sided pages of dated notes, drawings, and measurements of the wind and watermills listed at "Place access points below".
(2) A newspaper clipping from the mid 1980s reporting on Millwrights International Limited's work on the restoration and removal of Chiseldon tower mill to Windmill Hill Business Centre, Swindon.
(3) A photocopied newspaper clipping from [the Telegraph] reporting on the restoration of Mapledurham Watermill, also referencing Nicholl's concern about the future of milling machinery at Rhydlydan Watermill, Wales.
(3) Further notes, contacts, addresses and potential suppliers of materials are listed on the last 6 pages of the notebook.

Nicholls, David, (1938 - 2020) millwright

"Suffolk"

A scrapbook-style album containing photographs, newspaper cuttings and ephemera on mills in Suffolk.

Meyer, Henry Smith "Harry" (1900-1982), carpenter and mill photographer

Assignment of Goodwill: Reginald Marriage and E Marriage and Son Ltd, Bury St Edmunds (Suffolk)

Assignment of goodwill of business, Reginald Marriage (trading as Marriage & Hicks) to E Marriage and Son Ltd. Southgate Mills, Bury St Edmunds. Purchase Finance Company Ltd acting as a third party. Includes 1941 transfer of land at Southgate Mills from E Marriage and Son Ltd to Goldsmith Brothers Ltd, of Bury St Edmunds.

E Marriage and Son

Research notes

Collection of undated research notes on:

  • an analysis of Suffolk post mills (72 pages);
  • winding gear (15 pages);
  • Robertson's windmill, Virginia (17 pages);
  • Cranbrook mill (11 pages);
  • a draft paper on the development of windmills, bearing similarity to sections of Wailes' 'Windmills in England' (published 1948) as well as a section on horse gear (24 pages);
  • drawings/tracings of mill mechanisms, particularly bell alarms and sack hoists (3 pages);
  • Suffolk windmills begining with 'W' listed at 'Place access points' below (3 cards);

Also a bundle of loose notes mostly focusing on Suffolk mills, some being undated, those that are ranging in date from 6 October 1928 to 29 April 1932.

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