- SKIR-23075
- Item
- 1991
Part of Shirley Kirsopp Collection
Ivy Cottage, Iwade.
Model maker
Kirsopp, Shirley
Part of Shirley Kirsopp Collection
Ivy Cottage, Iwade.
Model maker
Kirsopp, Shirley
Part of Shirley Kirsopp Collection
Model maker.
Ivy Cottage, Iwade
Kirsopp, Shirley
Research notebook - Northamptonshire and Suffolk
Part of Rex Wailes Collection
A Reporters' Notebook containing:
Northants: notes taken from 'Northants Notes & Queries, New Series, Vol.4, 1912-1920' relating to: a 1609 grant by James 1 of a post mill at Kettering; the history of an unindexed tower mill (located on the site of a former post mill on Rockingham Road, Kettering) which was demolished in 1893; 18th c. maps of Kettering showing the location of various mills and a 19th c. print showing a post mill at Peterborough; also notes about the post mill at Seaton, Rutland which was demolished in 1917 as well as the nearby watermill, Henry Royce being said to have worked at both mills as a boy.
Suffolk: research notes relating to Suffolk windmills including construction dates, operational status in 1926,1939 and 1955 and including the notable features listed in 'Subject access points' below.
Windmill restoration: eight pages of draft narrative rehearsing the demise of wind and watermills since the late 19th c. and extolling the efforts of John Russell to restore and preserve Union Mill, Cranbrook. The narrative rehearses the preservation efforts made by a number of local authorities (counties listed in 'Place access points' below) arguing that it should be essential for such work to be their responsibility.
Windmills still in operation: notes running from back-to-front in the notebook listing, 'How many still in use', which are 'Workable' and 'When used and why'.
Wailes, Reginald (1901-1986), engineer, known as Rex
Pages from a 1953-1954 pocket diary
Part of Rex Wailes Collection
Six loose pages from a 1953-1954 diary, the pages measuring approx. 7.5 cm x 11.5 cm. Contains two pages of notes recording an agreement between Kent County Council and the National Trust regarding the repair of an unidentified windmill. The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings and the Pilgrim Trust are also referenced.
Wailes, Reginald (1901-1986), engineer, known as Rex
Part of Stephen Buckland Collection
Note on the reverse by Michael Harverson: "I believe oil mill was the group at bridge with the first three lucums".
J Reynolds and H J Bensted, stationers, Sandwich
Part of Stephen Buckland Collection
References to mills in Maidstone newspapers 1786-1836
Part of Stephen Buckland Collection
Transcribed notes from Stephen's research into Kent mills - from Maidstone Journal and Gazette, 1786-1836
Buckland, John Stephen Percy (1935-2006), mill researcher
Research on Holmans, millwrights of Canterbury
Part of Stephen Buckland Collection
A copy of "The Holmans of Canterbury" with research notes inserted between pages.
Buckland, John Stephen Percy (1935-2006), mill researcher
Research on 1414 map of the Isle of Thanet
Part of Stephen Buckland Collection
A photocopy of the Thomas of Elmham 1414 map of the Isle of Thanet, and typed notes relating to maps of the Isle of Thanet.
Buckland, John Stephen Percy (1935-2006), mill researcher
Part of Stephen Buckland Collection
Negatives of smock, tower and post mills and watermills in Kent, Sussex, Essex and Cambridgeshire.
Buckland, John Stephen Percy (1935-2006), mill researcher
Part of Stephen Buckland Collection
Negatives of smock, tower and post mills and watermills in Kent, Surrey and Sussex. Only 48 of the 100 negatives have been labelled by Stephen, and of those 34 are mill related. The remaining 52 negatives also contain images of mills which are likely to be those described in Mill Research Notebook 27a.
Buckland, John Stephen Percy (1935-2006), mill researcher
Part of Stephen Buckland Collection
Negatives of smock, tower and post mills and watermills in Kent, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire.
Buckland, John Stephen Percy (1935-2006), mill researcher
Part of Stephen Buckland Collection
Negatives of smock, tower and post mills and watermills in Kent, Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire.
Buckland, John Stephen Percy (1935-2006), mill researcher
Part of Stephen Buckland Collection
Negatives of smock, tower and post mills and watermills in Kent, Surrey, Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire.
Buckland, John Stephen Percy (1935-2006), mill researcher
Part of Stephen Buckland Collection
Negatives of smock, tower and post mills and watermills in Kent, Surrey, Suffolk, Buckinghamshire, Middlesex, Essex. Includes SPAB Mill Section visit to Herringfleet Mill
Buckland, John Stephen Percy (1935-2006), mill researcher
Part of Stephen Buckland Collection
Negatives of smock, tower and post mills and watermills in Kent, Sussex, Cambridgeshire and Suffolk. Includes SPAB Mill Section visit to Herringfleet Mill and the reopening of Union Mill, Cranbrook.
Buckland, John Stephen Percy (1935-2006), mill researcher
Part of Stephen Buckland Collection
Negatives of smock, tower and post mills and watermills in Kent, Sussex and Hertfordshire.
Buckland, John Stephen Percy (1935-2006), mill researcher
Part of Stephen Buckland Collection
Negatives of interior and exterior scenes of smock, tower, post mills and watermills in Kent, including those from the SPAB Wind and Watermills Tour of Sussex, 26 September 1959.
Buckland, John Stephen Percy (1935-2006), mill researcher
Part of Stephen Buckland Collection
Negatives of smock, tower and post mills and watermills in Kent.
Buckland, John Stephen Percy (1935-2006), mill researcher
Part of Stephen Buckland Collection
Negatives of smock, tower and post mills and watermills in Kent and Sussex.
Buckland, John Stephen Percy (1935-2006), mill researcher