Lowe's Mill, Thaxted

Album of photographs windmills in England

JSPB-ALB-21
File
1959 - 1960

Photographs taken from negatives created by Peter Pearce and B. R. Billings. They appear to have been in the possession of SPAB at the time of Stephen developing them. Peter Pearce's photographs of predominantly Sussex, with some in Essex, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Surrey, taken between 1925 and 1936. B. R. Billings' photographs were taken between 1913 and 1920.

Buckland, John Stephen Percy (1935-2006), mill researcher

"All set for stage one on Thaxted windmill"

CUTT-00766
Item
27 April 1972

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Cutting from 'Saffron Walden Weekly News' describing the launch of the first stage of restoration on a windmill in Thaxted. The article contains details about the restoration, and also mentions an appeal to raise funds for the remainder of the project.

Brakewheel and windshaft, Lowe's Mill, Thaxted

TECH-THAX74
Item
9 May 2015

Part of Technical Information Project

Blythman, Guy

Bridgetree and stone spindle extension, Lowe's Mill, Thaxted

TECH-THAX26
Item
9 May 2015

Part of Technical Information Project

Blythman, Guy

Bridgetree and underside of bedstone, Lowe's Mill, Thaxted

TECH-THAX31
Item
9 May 2015

Part of Technical Information Project

Blythman, Guy

Bridgetree, brayer and quant extension, Lowe's Mill, Thaxted

TECH-THAX28
Item
9 May 2015

Part of Technical Information Project

Blythman, Guy

Bridgetree, brayer and quant extension, Lowe's Mill, Thaxted

TECH-THAX32
Item
9 May 2015

Part of Technical Information Project

Blythman, Guy

Bridgetree, quant extension, governor spindle and steelyard, Lowe's Mill, Thaxted

TECH-THAX33
Item
9 May 2015

Part of Technical Information Project

Blythman, Guy

Bridgetree, steelyard and underside of bedstone, Lowe's Mill, Thaxted

TECH-THAX30
Item
9 May 2015

Part of Technical Information Project

Blythman, Guy

Chain pulley, Lowe's Mill, Thaxted

TECH-THAX61
Item
9 May 2015

Part of Technical Information Project

Blythman, Guy

Close up of neck of sails, Lowe's Mill, Thaxted

FWGC-1103272
Item
1990s

Part of Frank W Gregory Collection

View from cap gallery looking onto the fields beyond.

Gregory, Frank William (1917-1998), mill researcher

Coupling on upright shaft, Lowe's Mill, Thaxted

TECH-THAX71
Item
9 May 2015

Part of Technical Information Project

Blythman, Guy

Detail of manual wheel for sack hoist, Lowe's Mill, Thaxted

KGFC-21874
Item
14 March 1973

Part of Kenneth G Farries Collection

Printed by R.W.Smith

Farries, Kenneth G, author

Dog clutch on upright shaft on bin floor, Lowe's Mill, Thaxted

KGFC-21872
Item
28 June 1969

Part of Kenneth G Farries Collection

E III 88

Farries, Kenneth G, author

"Essex mills and dove cotes"

CUTT-04824
Item
7 March 1929

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Cutting from "Southend Standard" about the history of mills, including a list of windmills which existed there in 1922.

"Essex Mills Day Tour May 1995"

HARV-PHT-003
File
May 1995

Part of Michael Harverson Collection

Photographs and negatives of Essex mills.

"Essex Windmills"

CUTT-04975
Item
12 July 1937

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Cutting from "East Anglian Daily Times". A report by the County Surveyor regarding Essex windmills recommended that the Smock Mill at Upminster should not be demolished. This was approved by the County Council.

"Essex Windmills - interesting report to County Council - The Upminster Mill"

CUTT-04982
Item
10 July 1937

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Cutting from "Grays and Tilbury Gazette". It was revealed in a special report at a Planning committee meeting that only two windmills out of 112 in Essex were in working order. Discussions considered the viability of restoring and preserving of windmills in Essex. The report was adopted by the Town and Country Planning Committee.