Millwrights

CUTT-04177
Item
24 October 1953

Item 12,597 in the East Anglian Miscellany series from the 'East Anglian Daily Times', quoting a number of issues of [presumably] the 'Ipswich Journal', with what appear to be the reminiscences of a local mill-wright about jobs he did between 1820 and 1828.

"East Anglian Windmills - No. 12,602"

CUTT-04178
Item
26 October 1953

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Continuation (from records covered in CUTT-04177) of item 12602 in the East Anglian Miscellany series from the 'East Anglian Daily oveimes', quoting [presumably] the 'Ipswich Journal', with the reminiscences of a local mill-wright over the time-span 1828 to 1834. Mostly cannot be recognised by present Mills Index as at June 2016

"East Anglian Windmills - No.12,607"

CUTT-04179
Item
7 November 1953

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Item 12,607 in the East Anglian Miscellany series from the 'East Anglian Daily Times'.

Acle, Norfolk, Foundry interior

ASHL-22-016
Item
5 March 1974

Part of Hallam Ashley Mill Photograph Collection

Thomas Smithdale & Sons, Millwrights, Foundry. Note the 19th century crane in the roof and the patterns stored there.
The foundry closed in 1974 and is now a housing estate.

Ashley, Hallam (1900-1987), photographer

Acle, Norfolk, Foundry interior

ASHL-22-017
Item
5 March 1974

Part of Hallam Ashley Mill Photograph Collection

Thomas Smithdale & Sons, Millwrights, Foundry.
The foundry closed in 1974 and is now a housing estate.

Ashley, Hallam (1900-1987), photographer

Acle, Norfolk, Foundry interior

ASHL-22-018
Item
4 April 1974

Part of Hallam Ashley Mill Photograph Collection

Thomas Smithdale & Sons, Millwrights, Foundry.
The foundry closed in 1974 and is now a housing estate.

Ashley, Hallam (1900-1987), photographer

"Brixton's mill"

CUTT-01813
Item
30 August 1963

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Report in the 'Evening Standard' that restoration work on Brixton Hill's old windmill will soon begin, now that replacement parts have been located by a Lincolnshire millwright, Mr R. Thompson, at Burgh in Norfolk.

Rex Wailes and A J Thrower atop the cap staging, High Mill, Berney Arms

ASHL-NEG-296
Item
September 1945

Part of Hallam Ashley Mill Photograph Collection

Rex Wailes with colleagues on a mill visit.

Rex Wailes and A J Thrower atop the cap staging, High Mill, Berney Arms

ASHL-NEG-295
Item
September 1945

Part of Hallam Ashley Mill Photograph Collection

Rex Wailes with colleagues on a mill visit.

"Dan England's millwright's shop Ludham"

ASHL-NEG-547
Item
No date

Part of Hallam Ashley Mill Photograph Collection

Taken by Hallam Ashley for H O Clark.

Negative of newspaper cutting on Dan England, millwright

ASHL-NEG-551
Item
November 1967

Part of Hallam Ashley Mill Photograph Collection

"Dan England millwright Ludham"

ASHL-NEG-552
Item
November 1967

Part of Hallam Ashley Mill Photograph Collection

Cropped photograph taken from a newspaper cutting on Dan England.

East Anglian mills

REXW-WIN-01-09
File
1938 - 1968

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

Notes taken on visit to John Brown, millwright of Leiston; miscellaneous corresponence and notes relating to East Anglian mills.

Horstead Mill, Norfolk, millwrights's shop

ASHL-13-007
Item
March 1960

Part of Hallam Ashley Mill Photograph Collection

Ashley, Hallam (1900-1987), photographer

Head stone, Wyverton, Nr Blakeney

ASHL-23-004
Item
1725

Part of Hallam Ashley Mill Photograph Collection

Headstone of Thomas Smith, Millwright, died April 16th 1725 aged 82. May have been the miller at Blakeney.

Ashley, Hallam (1900-1987), photographer

"Plans to Restore Mill"

CUTT-02258
Item
3 November 1972

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Illustrated article in the 'South Norfolk News & Diss Mercury' about the work Adrian Colman is doing restoring Garboldisham Mill with the professional help of the millwright Philip Lennard.