- MEYE-NEG-06
- Subseries
- 17 October 1926 - 3 October 1950
Part of Harry Meyer Collection
Negatives of windmills in Essex.
Meyer, Henry Smith "Harry" (1900-1982), carpenter and mill photographer
Part of Harry Meyer Collection
Negatives of windmills in Essex.
Meyer, Henry Smith "Harry" (1900-1982), carpenter and mill photographer
Part of Rex Wailes Collection
Part of Rex Wailes Collection
Notebook measuring approx. 10.5 cm x 16.5 cm and marked on the inside cover 'c.1972' containing a list of mills (one page per mill), at varying levels of detail (those with more content being listed at 'Place access points' below). The first half of the notebook is devoted to watermills but the second half features windmills (mostly smock and post mills). Notes on several of the windmills reference the work of JM Heathcote. Cross references to maps/page numbers of books occur throughout.
Wailes, Reginald (1901-1986), engineer, known as Rex
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
Research notes and correspondence on Kent and Essex
Part of Kenneth G Farries Collection
Album containing research notes by Denis Sanders; correspondence between Sanders and J S P Buckland; Farries' research notes and correspondence with Vincent Pargeter.
Farries, Kenneth G, author
Essex, Mountnessing windmill spring detail
Part of Tony Yoward Collection
Yoward, Tony, industrial archaeologist
Essex, Mountnessing windmill spring detail
Part of Tony Yoward Collection
Yoward, Tony, industrial archaeologist
Part of H C Casserley Collection
On p.26 of H C Casserley's Visits Record Book.
Part of Rex Wailes Collection
Part of the Rex Wailes collection.
Labelled on reverse:-
RESTORING 300 YEAR OLD WINDMILL
A 300 year old windmill is now being restored at Mountnessing, near Chelmsford. It stands on property presented to the National Playing Fields Association. The playing field has been presented by local residents in remembrance of the Coronation.
Photo shows - renovating one of the sails of the ancient windmill.
Fox Sept 29th 37
Unknown photographer
Post mill, Mountnessing, with only three sails
Part of H E S Simmons Collection
HESS catalogue # 194
Simmons, Herbert Edward Sydney (1901-1973), mill researcher
Part of Rex Wailes Collection
Part of the Rex Wailes collection.
Note on reverse: 'Shows wallower dropped and boarding torn out by boys'. Photo P.Tilly.
Tilly, P
Part of James Venn Collection
Simmons, Herbert Edward Sydney (1901-1973), mill researcher
"Windmill at Mountnessing, Essex"
Part of James Venn Collection
Simmons, Herbert Edward Sydney (1901-1973), mill researcher
Part of Rex Wailes Collection
Wailes, Reginald (1901-1986), engineer, known as Rex
"A Coronation Suggestion - to the Editor of Country Life"
Part of Press Cuttings Collection
Cutting from "Country Life" A letter to the editor suggests the Old Mill at Mountnessing should be restored, together with some surrounding land, for the public in commemoration of George VI's coronation.
"Mountnessing Mill, Chelmsford"
Part of Press Cuttings Collection
Cutting from "The Builder". As a coronation memorial the Parish Council of Mountnessing has been given permission to borrow
Part of Press Cuttings Collection
Cutting from "Southend Gazette" giving publicity to the preservation of the old windmill of Essex at Mountnessing. The mill is now being in "the safekeeping" of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. It has beeen proposewd that the restoration work should be undertaken as a memorial of the coronation of George VI.
Part of Press Cuttings Collection
Cutting from "Clackton Times" reporting "there is a real danger that many of the old familiar landmarks may be swept away to make room for the new housing estates". The Council is preparing a list of windmills in the county which may be conserved for the future.