Reference code
REXW-1121344
Title
Vanishing English Windmills
Date(s)
- 1925 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
Collection of documents
Name of creator
(6 March 1901 - 7 January 1986)
Biographical history
Name of creator
Biographical history
Edward Lancaster Burne (1869-1946) was an engineer and early member of the Newcomen Society. He designed a system to use windmills to generate electricity. For more information on E Lancaster Burne, see the featured people section of our website.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Scope and content
Article from The Observer 12.04.1925 on the disappearance of English windmills
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions governing access
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