- MACC-00033
- File
- 2020 (including copies of items from 1932)
Part of Information sent by correspondents to the Mills Archive
Flux, Alan
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Part of Information sent by correspondents to the Mills Archive
Flux, Alan
"Former windmill that inspired Karl Wood"
Part of Press Cuttings Collection
Cutting from 'Yorkshire Post' describing the inspiration provided to windmill artist Karl Wood by an old windmill in Appleton Roebuck. The article gives a brief history of the mill, as well as some background information on Wood and his work.
North West Mills research documents
Part of Bill Bleasdale Collection
CD (and backup copy) of research documents relating to windmills, watermills, iron sites and kiln tiles in North West England. Includes information relating to E. Mitford Abraham; Karl Wood; millers in the Fylde; Milling patents and turbines.
Bleasdale, William J, known as Bill
FWG 03671 Copies of Karl Wood Lincolnshire paintings
Part of Frank W Gregory Collection
Copies of 32 watercolour paintings by Karl S Wood, reproduced on coloured A4 paper for an exhibition entitled "Windmill Country" held at the Museum of Lincolnshire Life, Burton Road, Lincoln, in 1994-95
Gregory, Frank William (1917-1998), mill researcher
"Real Painting Treat at Richmond House"
Part of Press Cuttings Collection
Illustrated piece in the 'Gainsborough News' about the exhibition at the Gainsborough House Museum in Lincoln, displaying the work of Karl Wood who had been the art master at the local Grammar School.
"Unexpected windfall for the monks at Pluscarden"
Part of Press Cuttings Collection
Cutting from the Glasgow 'Sunday Post' about the time the artist Karl Wood spent in his retirement with the monks at Pluscarden Abbey in Morayshire, and what has happened to his legacy of windmill paintings.
Part of Press Cuttings Collection
Cutting from 'Lincolnshire Chronicle' describing a collection of pictures of windmills in Lincolnshire collected by Mr. W. Hallgarth. The article provides details about the photos, and also mentions a collection of Karl Wood paintings stored in a monastery in Scotland where he died.
Part of Press Cuttings Collection
Snippet in the 'Yorkshire Post' about Karl Wood's final project to travel 700 miles to the Shetland Is to paint the remains of the windmill on the deserted island of South Havra.
Part of Rex Wailes Collection
Correspondence re. UK windmills and Wood's book "Twilight of the Mills". Also two copies of Wood's mill checklist.
Part of Harry Meyer Collection
Karl Wood's 8th List (1945) of his windmill artwork cut up and affixed into a scrapbook. Harry Meyer has added additional comments.
Meyer, Henry Smith "Harry" (1900-1982), carpenter and mill photographer
Part of Press Cuttings Collection
Cutting from 'Gainsborough News' describing an exhibition of some of Mr. Karl Wood's work of over a thousand paintings of windmills from all over the country, held in the showroom of Messrs. C. and S. Vickers.
Part of Press Cuttings Collection
Cutting from the 'Yorkshire Post' about how Karl Wood nears the end of his quest to paint all the country's windmills.
"He is painting all our windmills"
Part of Press Cuttings Collection
Note in the 'Nottingham Evening Echo' recording that Mr K. S. Wood, the art Master at Gainsborough Grammar School, now has just 93 sites to visit before he achieves his target of painting all the surviving windmills (or their remains) in Great Britain.
"Windmills may come back, claims Karl Wood"
Part of Press Cuttings Collection
Cutting from the 'Lincolnshire Chronicle & Leader' quoting Karl Wood's opinion that, if the War carries on for any length of time and some of our big flour mills get destroyed, windmill owners will be considering reopening their properties for business.
Part of Press Cuttings Collection
Piece in the Boston 'Lincolnshire Standard' quoting Karl Wood's recent interviews when he suggested that, were children to be fed on bread made with stone-ground flour, they would suffer from far less tooth decay.
Part of Press Cuttings Collection
Piece in the 'Retford Times' how Mr Karl Wood of Gainsborough Grammar School is predicting that windmills may come back into fashion.
Part of Press Cuttings Collection
Cutting from 'Boston Guardian' describing Mr. Karl Wood's work of painting over a thousand paintings of windmills all over the country. The article also gives some background on Mr. Wood's interest in mills.
Part of Press Cuttings Collection
Note in the 'Lincilnshire Chronicle & Leader' saying that Mr Karl Wood, the Art Master at Gainsborough Grammar School, has just completed his self-imposed task of painting all the 198 surviving windmills - or their remains - in Lincolnshire.
Part of Press Cuttings Collection
Cutting from 'Lincolnshire Chronicle' describing Mr. Karl Wood's efforts to paint several hundreds of historical buildings all over the country. The article mentions his special interest in windmills, and that when completed, his collection will be displayed in London.
Part of Press Cuttings Collection
Article in the 'Daily Mail' about Karl Wood, the Art Master at Gainsborough Grammar School, who is attempting to is trying to complete paintings showing every example of windmills, castles, bridges and other landmarks in danger of destruction before it is too late.