Lancashire

Ferro-concrete Silo for Grain, Liverpool

DUFF-SBK-058
Item
Early 20th century

Part of Duffield Family Collection

Picture of grain silo owned by Josh Appleby & Sons Ltd from a Henry Simon newsletter.

Henry Simon Ltd, milling engineers

Automatic sprinklers, Fire Insurance, and Air Bolter

DUFF-SBK-052
Item
March 1891

Part of Duffield Family Collection

The first two cuttings deal with an automatic sprinkler used in the Shawmut wood pulp mill, New England, USA. The third cutting discusses the sprinklers and insurance for Resolution Mill, Tyldesley, and the last three cuttings are on a discussion ...

Unknown

Various articles and adverts

DUFF-SBK-035
Item
April 1895

Part of Duffield Family Collection

The first cutting is a continuation of DUFF-SBK-034, describing the cyclo-pneumatic system used at the Snowdon Flake Flour Mills. The next cutting is a picture of Audley Corn Mills, Blackburn. Kimmins Mill in Chatham is discussed in the next cutti...

Milling

Insurance News and a report on Welsbach incandescent gas lighting system, as well as a description of a mill fire

DUFF-SBK-014
Item
1886-1890

Part of Duffield Family Collection

Various sets of cuttings. The first cutting is a continuation of the article discussing the difficulties in insuring against fire in corn mills in DUFF-SBK-012 and DUFF-SBK-013. The next cutting describes a new Welsbach incandescent gas lighting s...

The Insurance News

The Insurance News 1886

DUFF-SBK-011
Item
15 May 1886

Part of Duffield Family Collection

The first cutting is an article in The Insurance News showing correspondence to the editor regarding corn mill fires, detailing the costs of damages and the most common times and causes for fires. The second cutting details the success of the buri...

The Insurance News

"The new Co-operative Flour Mills at Avonmounth, Bristol"

DUFF-SBK-005
Item
6 August 1910

Part of Duffield Family Collection

Article from the journal "Milling" about the new Co-operative Flour Mills in Avonmouth, Bristol. The article discusses the Robinson system, as well as details of the mills site, floor plans, features, power, production and staff. Note fr...

Milling

Various mill fire reports 1886-1887

DUFF-SBK-004
Item
1886-1887

Part of Duffield Family Collection

5 cuttings reporting mill fires. The articles are from The Standard, The Citizen, and Soulby's Ulverston Advertiser and General Intelligencer, describing mill fires, their costs and causes.

The Standard

"Flour Mills and Insurance" (continued)

DUFF-SBK-003
Item
2 February 1885

Part of Duffield Family Collection

Cutting from 'The Finance Chronicle and Insurance Circular', discussing the layout, machinery and processes of roller mills and their associated fire risks. This article is a continuation of DUFF-SBK-001 and DUFF-SBK-002.

The Finance Chronicle and Insurance Circular

"Flour Mills and Insurance"

DUFF-SBK-001
Item
15 January 1885

Part of Duffield Family Collection

Cutting from 'The Finance Chronicle and Insurance Circular', discussing the impact of the new roller milling technology on fire risks and insurance costs. This article is continued in DUFF-SBK-002, which contains the follow-up written a ...

The Finance Chronicle and Insurance Circular

Industrial windmills in Cheshire, Manchester, Hexham and Blyth

ROYG-IND-12
File
Late 20th century-2005

Part of Roy Gregory Collection

Pumping windmills

ROYG-IND-10
File
Late 20th century-2005

Part of Roy Gregory Collection

SPAB case work

ROYG-MIS-04
File
1981-1983

Part of Roy Gregory Collection

Correspondence relating to planning applications for mills. Paper on rotation in mills, Niall Roberts. Also mentions Vale Mills, Vale Mill Lane, Keighley.

Seaforth 'B'