"Windmill near Clifton - Photograph"
- CUTT-05244
- Item
- 12 May 1930
Part of Press Cuttings Collection
Cutting from "Blackpool Times". Photograph of Clifton Windmill.
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"Windmill near Clifton - Photograph"
Part of Press Cuttings Collection
Cutting from "Blackpool Times". Photograph of Clifton Windmill.
Part of Press Cuttings Collection
Cutting from 'West Lancashire Evening Gazette' describing the potential awarding of grants to other windmills depending on the result of the planned restoration of Clifton windmill by local authorities. The article also mentions the mill was owned by farmer Edward Nicholl.
Part of Press Cuttings Collection
Cutting from 'Wigan Examiner' describing a tour of Lea. The article mentions a windmill in the area, and gives a brief history of the building.
Tower Mills of the Fylde Clifton Mill
Part of Don Paterson Collection
NL 34
Paterson, Don (d 2002)
Tower mill, Clifton, Lancashire, derelict, with cap and three sails
Part of Frank W Gregory Collection
Gregory, Frank William (1917-1998), mill researcher
Tower mill, Clifton, Lancashire, derelict
Part of Guy Blythman Collection
Part of an ongoing photographic survey of UK windmills.
Blythman, Guy
Part of Karl Wood Windmill Sketches
Pen and ink drawing with wash, M1292 Tower mill, Clifton.
Wood, Karl Salsbury (1888-1958), artist
Tech dwgs by Fylde Surveyors Clifton Lancs
Part of SPAB Mills Section Collection
"Squire tilts at the family's old windmill"
Part of Press Cuttings Collection
Cutting from 'The Daily Mail' of an article by Frank Dawes describing the attempt by the sea cadets in Clifton to rent an old mill from the local council for their headquarters, and the council's denial for this request. The article provides details of the conflict, and mentions the disappointment of Squire Clifton and his mother, previous owners of the mill, at the council's decision.
"Springfields mill coming down?"
Part of Press Cuttings Collection
Cutting from 'Atom News' describing the potential demolition of a windmill in Salwick. The article outlines the mill's deterioration, and also mentions the rejection of a proposal by owner Ted Nicholl to convert the mill into a house.
Research notebook for various mills, 1928
Part of Rex Wailes Collection
A repurposed Army field message book labelled, "Mainly Lincs 1928 & Brill & Lancs" but beginning with a five page, narrative account of the first two days of Wailes' trip to France with H.O. Clarke and his assistant, Herbert Bean[stor]. The account ends with disembarkation at Calais but includes a proposed itinerary through Nord pas de Calais for Easter Sunday 1928.
The next section comprises eight pages of lists of windmills, many but not all, being in Lincolnshire.
The remainder of the book comprises: brief research notes on Lincolnshire millwrights and windmills (17 pages); fuller research notes and drawings of various Lancashire windmills (27 pages); brief research notes for visits made to Brill Windmill and Castle Mill, Beccles in July 1928; 11 pages of full notes and drawings concerning repairs to Brill Windmill taken in August 1928. Lastly four loose sheets at the rear of the notebook listing negatives of numerous windmills required by Wailes. Those windmills identifiable from the notes are listed at "Place access points" below.
Wailes, Reginald (1901-1986), engineer, known as Rex
"Reproach to The Fylde - Not one Windmill to be seen at Work"
Part of Press Cuttings Collection
Cutting from "Lancashire Daily Post" reporting that there was a 'move to preserve Weeton Landmark as an Ancient Monument'. Debating the issue of preservation of ancient landmarks led members of the Society of Ancient Monuments to visit Weeton Windmill.
"Pick o' the Shires - Around Morcombe Bay"
Part of Press Cuttings Collection
Cutting from "Bolton Evening News", giving an interesting description of scenic routes of some of the windmills in the Fylde and northwards towards Morcombe Bay.
Part of Don Paterson Collection
Photograph from Lancashire Library (not scanned)
Interior, tower mill, Clifton, Lancashire
Part of Frank W Gregory Collection
Showing unidentified iron spindle and part of iron gearwheel.
Gregory, Frank William (1917-1998), mill researcher
Interior, tower mill, Clifton, Lancashire
Part of Frank W Gregory Collection
Showing unidentified iron gearwheels and hursting.
Gregory, Frank William (1917-1998), mill researcher
House conversion with cap and cross, tower mill, Clifton, Lancashire
Part of Frank W Gregory Collection
Gregory, Frank William (1917-1998), mill researcher
"Fylde Windmills - Letter to the Editor"
Part of Press Cuttings Collection
Cutting from "Blackpool Gazette". The letter writer claims the government will probably not support the preservation of windmills but the Ancient Monuments Society are very interested in the project.
Freehand sketch of Clifton mill Lancashire
Part of Peter Dolman Collection
Paper; 190x190; ink; Freehand sketch; pen and ink; PCJD
Dolman, Peter C J (1955-2002), miller
Exterior view, labelled 'Salwick Mill'
Part of Don Paterson Collection
Photograph from Lancashire Library (not scanned)