Folder entitled, "School Project (Proposed) - Barbados. 1995/96" containing documents, correspondence and notes relating to the Amy Nicholls Mill Competition.

A 6-page proposal document for "A School Project to record all the Mill Walls on Barbados in conjunction with The Barbados National Trust and The Chiltern Partnership UK". The project was proposed by Nicholls in memory of his late-mother, Amy V. Nicholls. The document sets out links between pupils' project participation and relevant sections of the national curriculum, suggesting research methods which include the gathering of oral history and photographs as well as compiling statistical information on the sites. Safety criteria, funding, prizes, sponsorship, adjudication and timescales are discussed, the report concluding with an overview of project benefits and a recommendation for the permanent public display of the project results.

23-page document prepared by The Chiltern Partnership and The Barbados National Trust for The Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs & Culture, Government of Barbados. The document comprises the application pack sent out to schools for the mill wall recording project including:
(1) an application form
(2) guidance notes on the procedures required to complete a recording project (including seeking permission from land owners and safety precautions)
(3) a list of primary/location information required
(4) 18 pages of detailed instruction on statistical details to be gathered at the mill site and machinery.

A photocopy of "Windmill in Barbados 1859. Based on a 1721 map by Wm. Mayo, revised in 1859 by Taylor". Fours sides of A4 listing windmills in each parish of Barbados. The list is annotated to show which mils have been allocated to schools participating in the mill wall project and those which the schools have requested in their application.

Various technical drawings, sketches and plans from a variety of authors/draftsmen, all of which relating to the Morgan Lewis sugar mills. These comprise:
(1) SGB International's technical drawing for access scaffold (4 September 1997)
(2) Chiltern Partnership's drawing of Greenheart Arms (July 1996)
(3) 2 technical drawings for the Morgan Lewis Boiling House by Guy C. Grant Jr. (7 February 1995) and D.H. Weeks (27 January 1995)
(4) Copies of 2 technical drawings marked "Morgan Lewis, Survey, Elevations" (March 1971) and "Preliminary Factory Layout" (August 1972) both by Roderick Ward Associates
(5) A drawing of a Neck Plate Band by Colin Webster (undated)
(6) 10 of Nicholl's own drawings, plans and sketches for the restoration project, some of which are labelled, "sprattle beam details", "cap frame", "Nancleara [w] shaft", "spindle base", "cast steel", "footstep bearing", "collar detail", "tail tree top", "cap frame/curb details" and "elevation/section at tail beam and tail-pole outline", (those that are dated ranging from January 1994 to 22 January 1997).

A faxed copy of the agenda for WMF's grants review meeting for its watch-list of "100 Most Endangered Sites" for 1996. The press release shows Morgan Lewis Sugar Mill as one of the grant recipients, the grant being funded by WMF founding sponsor, American Express.

Nicholl's letter clarifies working arrangements such as an early start to the working day (6.30 - 7.00 am), arrangements for accommodation and the tax treatment and payment of salaries.

Invoice for £7,000.00 from SGB International for the shipment of scaffolding for the Morgan Lewis sugar mill restoration project from Southampton to Barbados.

Proposals for ancillary facilities on the Morgan Lewis site including payment kiosk, car-parking and picnic areas.

"Remarks by David Nicholls at the Morgan Lewis Mill Celebration, December 3rd 1997" rehearsing the history of the sugar mill and its restoration programme.
The speech/transcript acknowledges the donation of the mill by Lawrence Bannister to the Barbados National Trust in 1963 and the work of Teddy Holman Clark, Eustace Corbin and Colin Webster to repair/maintain the mill up until the point at which is could be fully restored. The speech also touches on efforts to recruit and involve local craftsmen and delays to the project caused by difficulties in sourcing appropriate timber from Guyana.

Files containing correspondence, photographs, notes, and ephemera on various wind and water mills and related industries in the United States of America, Canada, and the Caribbean. Industries include sugar mills; salt mills; cider mills; dye mills; flax, hemp and textile mills; paper mills; colour mills; whiting mills; rice mills; ironworks; bridges; canals; hydroelectric power; saw mills; tide mills.

Photocopies, notes and correspondence on Caribbean sugar mills.

Research material on sugar mills in Barbados, and windmills on the Isles of Scilly.

Notebook recording the work of E Y Connell on sugar mills in the Caribbean.

Notes, photocopies and correspondence on Caribbean mills.