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Post mill, Holywell

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Pocket notebook - Cambridgeshire windmills -1925

REXW-NOT-026
Item
June 1925

Part of Rex Wailes Collection

A repurposed Seandar diary for 1925 measuring 9.5 cm x 15 cm recording an 8 day tour of windmills, most of which located in Cambridgeshire. Planning notes for the trip list mills to be visited each day (as well as recommended inns in which to dine/stay).
Notes are made for the mills listed in 'Place access points' below, occasionally accompanied with dimensions and drawings. Mills which have been demolished are also recorded. A list of those mills not visited is given at the back.
Unindexed mills visited include Polton Mill, Shepreth End post mill, a tower mill at Bradley and the remains of tower mills at Chesterton, Boxworth and March.
Mills at Histon, Waterbeach, Yelling, Fen Drayton, Somersham, Warboys, Susards Farm, Madingley and St John's Highway are marked 'non-est'.

Wailes, Reginald (1901-1986), engineer, known as Rex

MMAC-PHT-024
Item
1932

Part of The Millers' Mutual Association Collection

Simmons, Herbert Edward Sydney (1901-1973), mill researcher

Remains of post mill, Holywell, post and trestle, tail ladder, upright post with gearing

Remains of post mill, Holywell, post and trestle, tail ladder, upright post with gearing

HESS-1318
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22 June 1939

Part of H E S Simmons Collection

Simmons catalogue #1318. Mill identification information on reverse by Frank Gregory.

Simmons, Herbert Edward Sydney (1901-1973), mill researcher

Holywell Post Mill, Huntingdonshire

Holywell Post Mill, Huntingdonshire

ASHL-03-048
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Mid 20th century

Part of Hallam Ashley Mill Photograph Collection

Ashley, Hallam (1900-1987), photographer

Holywell Post Mill, Huntingdonshire

Holywell Post Mill, Huntingdonshire

ASHL-03-047
Item
Mid 20th century

Part of Hallam Ashley Mill Photograph Collection

Ashley, Hallam (1900-1987), photographer

Holywell post mill, Hunts.

Holywell post mill, Hunts.

DUNN-01-09-20
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No date

Part of Michael Dunn Collection

Photo by M.D. of a print made by J. H. Bullock off a negative owned by Rex Wailes.

Dunn, Michael (1916-1993)

Discarded machinery, post mill, Holywell

Discarded machinery, post mill, Holywell

FWGC-1102393
Item
1939

Part of Frank W Gregory Collection

Mill collapsed August 1937

Post mill, Holywell, derelict

Post mill, Holywell, derelict

FWGC-1102392
Item
1932

Part of Frank W Gregory Collection

Post mill, Holywell, derelict

Post mill, Holywell, derelict

FWGC-1102391
Item
1934

Part of Frank W Gregory Collection

Post mill, Holywell

Post mill, Holywell

HESS-0231
Item
26 March 1932

Part of H E S Simmons Collection

HESS catalogue #231. Mill identification information on reverse by Frank Gregory.

Simmons, Herbert Edward Sydney (1901-1973), mill researcher

"Another notable landmark passes"

"Another notable landmark passes"

CUTT-01296
Item
20 August 1937

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Cutting from 'Peterborough Advertiser' of a photograph of an old post mill at Holywell-cum-Needingworth. The caption mentions its collapse.