Treales Windmill, Treales

Research notebook for various mills, 1928

REXW-NOT-008
Item
5 April 1928 to 6 August 1928

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. There are then 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

"Treales nr. Kirkham, Preston Lancs"

JSPB-PHT-34-004
Item
1 October 1961

Part of Stephen Buckland Collection

Note on the reverse: "Treales nr. Kirkham, Preston Lancs. Now a house 1-October-1961".

Turner, Laurence J, clergyman

Treales Mill, near Kirkham

MMAC-PHT-155
Item
1939

Part of The Millers' Mutual Association Collection

Unknown photographer

Treales Mill, near Kirkham

MMAC-PHT-154
Item
1928

Part of The Millers' Mutual Association Collection

Unknown photographer

"Fylde Windmills - Letter to the Editor"

CUTT-05261
Item
25 October 1930

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.

"Comment to letter writer regards Demolishing of Staining Windmill - by Preesall Hill"

CUTT-05239
Item
12 May 1936

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Cutting from "Manchester Evening Chronicle". The letter writer takes issue with claims that all landmarks on the journey to Blackpool Tower will have disappeared. The windmill at Clifton is large and still standing (about 250 years old). Staining windmill and Treales can be seen on the train journey to Blackpool.

"Pick o' the Shires - Around Morcombe Bay"

CUTT-05297
Item
4 May 1936

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.

"Fylde Windmills"

CUTT-05175
Item
23 August 1929

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Cutting from "Blackpool Times" reporting that the best course of action for the windmills of the Fylde should be to preserve them.

"Windmills - A Plea for Fylde Relics of the Past"

CUTT-05152
Item
7 September 1929

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Cutting from "Blackpool Gazette and Herald". A letter to "the Letter Bag" of this publication with a response to Mr Allen's plea for the preservation of the windmills of the Fylde. The letter writer adds comment and support for preservation/restoration of the Fylde windmills and others across the country.

Tower Mills file