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- 15 August 2001 (Creation)
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Brian Eighteen spent his life in the rural community and worked as an animal food salesman for many years selling foodstuff and assisting farmers with the health of their livestock. He was a keen local historian of the Reading area and loved the countryside, farming life and water mills in particular. He built a large collection of postcards and other memorabilia and regularly gave slide show talks on the subject of local history to local interest groups. He also ran the local postcard fair for many years.
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Pp1-7 Summary of owners and tenants 1605-1939; Use of Lodden as commercial waterway; pp1-2 Leases and alterations of Stanford End Mill 1804-1909; pp3-12 Poor Rate Assessment Book 1768-1820; pp12-15 Dated directory (Billings' and Kelly's) entries 1840-1939; pp16-17 Sundry other items of related interest. Tenants - Bramley, Abrammis 1605; Alexander, John 1606 ; Biddle, John 1628; Dabridgecourt, George 1628; Rogers, Daniel 1768; George, William 1781; Rogers, William 1781, 1783; Simmonds, Thomas Jnr 1801-1804; Hoar, Charles 1804-06; Simmonds, Thomas Jnr 1806-14; Rogers, John and Wix, William 1811; Bird, Ed 1811-13; Simmonds, James 1813-20; Bird, Edward 1814; Atkinson, Thomas 1814; Rogers, Robert 1819; Rogers, Daniel 1819; Atkinson, Thomas 1819; Lord Rivers 1819; Duke of Wellington 1819; Glasspool, Richard 1851; Smith, George 1851-2; Glasspool, Richard 1854; Simmonds, James 1861-68; Bailey, John 1869; Palmer, G 1876; Palmer, William 1877-91; Bye, Joel 1895-99; Lewis, H & Sons 1903; Allen, William 1907-15; Binge, Chris 1921-30; Absolom 1921-. Tenants of Sheepbridge Mill (descibed separately) - Searl, Thomas, 1800-20; Cooper, WE 1851-2; Terry, Thomas 1852-61; Cooper WE 1868-87; Cooper Mrs Jane 1891; Cooper Thomas 1895-1915; Witherington & Son 1920-39.
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- United Kingdom » England » Hampshire » Stanford End Mill, Stratfield Saye
- United Kingdom » England » Norfolk » Watermill, Letheringsett
- United Kingdom » England » Hampshire » Riseley Mill, Heckfield
- United Kingdom » England » Hampshire » Lilly Mill, Sherfield on Loddon
- United Kingdom » England » Wiltshire » Watermill, Quidhampton