Upminster Windmill, Upminster

CUTT-01832
Item
12 March 1938

Note in 'The Guardian' that, as well as the stump of a windmill in Brixton, a windmill with a full set of sails is preserved in Upminster.

Album of negatives (2)

JSPB-NEG-35
Subseries
January 1966 - September 1968

Part of Stephen Buckland Collection

Album of negative strips in various sizes, of windmills and watermills, views of London, and Stephen's trip to Abidjan and Ghana in January and April 1966. The following mills are listed: Ovenden's Mill, Willingdon; Wimbledon Windmill, Wimbledon Common; Grove's Mill, Coleshill; Smock mill, Meopham; Shiremark Mill, Capel; Stembridge Mill, High Ham; Lower Mill, Woodchurch; Lacey Green Windmill, Lacey Green; Duck End Mill, Finchingfield; Littleworth Mill, Wheatley; Tower mill, New Bradwell; Church Street Windmill, Bocking; Downs Mill, Bexhill; Alderford Mill, Sible Hedingham.

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

Album XXIV

JSPB-NEG-24
Subseries
12 March 1961 - 15 April 1961

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

Upminster Hill windmill

MMAC-PHT-367
Item
25 August 1948

Part of The Millers' Mutual Association Collection

Note on reverse reads: "Bridget Rogers, age 18, one of the students (from Seven Kings, Essex) knows no fear of heights, and here she is seen sitting on top of the mill on the dome 60 ft above the ground, scraping off old paint and on a windy day."

Fox photos

Upminster Hill windmill

MMAC-PHT-366
Item
29 August 1949

Part of The Millers' Mutual Association Collection

Note on reverse reads: "The windmills sails will turn again. The famous old mill at Upminster Hill, Essesx, will soon be working again. Repair work has already been done under the direction of Mr H Stone, a millwright. A team of art studens from the SE Essex Technical College have been spending their holidays assisting in the work. They have gone over every inch of the mill, to discover the condition of the mill for themselves. A committee has been forment to administer the mill, and the scheme has been pushed by the Essex County Planning Committee."

Fox photos

"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.

"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.

"An Essex Windmill to be Saved - Noted landmarks threatened"

CUTT-04968
Item
14 July 1937

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Cutting from "The Times" reporting that "Essex County Council has decided to take steps to save windmills in Essex from possible demolition". This was precipitated by a letter received from the Society of the Protection of Ancient Buildings expressing "concern at the rapid disappearance of windmills in Essex".

"Efforts to Preserve Ancient Windmills"

CUTT-04955
Item
7 July 1937

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Cutting from the 'Evening Standard' describing the efforts of Essex County Council to preserve the 40 remaining windmills in Essex, most notably Upminster Mill and Bardfield Tower Mill.

Essex Windmills Photographs

SMDN-19203
File
1961-1962

Part of Small Donations

Laser copies of photographs of Essex windmills taken in 1961 and 1962.

Puttock, Brian

"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.

"Windmill not to be demolished"

CUTT-04882
Item
9 July 1937

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Cutting from "Grays & Tilbury Gazette" about the Essex County Council's decision to save Upminster windmill due to a letter from the SPAB. It mentions a failed effort by the SPAB to purchase Stock windmill.

"Saving the windmills"

CUTT-04851
Item
5 August 1937

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Cutting from "Christian Herald" about the SPAB's efforts to preserve windmills in Essex.

"Concerning windmills"

CUTT-04810
Item
1 August 1928

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Cutting from "Hertford Mercury" with an appeal to preserve the windmills of Essex, noting some which have already been destroyed and others which are still preserved.