A government-supplied Shorthand Note Book dated 1966 and 1967 containing notes from visits to a variety of industrial buildings and works thoughout the UK, including breweries, refineries, founderies, brickyards, docks, pumping stations, tanneries and potteries. The contents are itemized on the front and back covers. Mills visited are listed at 'Place access points' below. There are several unindexed Staffordshire mills.

Note on the development wallet: "Prints: Fionnphort (watermill) 2; Bunnesson (") 13; Waterwheel of Callander 1".

Slides of Felin Geri, Cwm Cou, Wales.
Note in the box: "Felin Geri, Newcastle Emlyn nr. Cardigan Sept 1976".

Slides of Felin Cilgwyn, Cilgwen, additionally a standpipe at Newport on the way to Cilgwyn.
Note in the box: "Felin Cilgwyn nr. Newport Sept 76; and c.l. 'stand pipe' at Newport on way to Cilgwyn".

Slides of the National Wool Museum, Drefach Felindre; Maesllyn Mill; Melin Cenarth, Cenarth.
Note in the box: "Cardigan, Sept 1976 Velindre, Drefach woollen mill museum, fulling stocks & waterwheel. Maesllyn Pelton wheels Cenarth water mill".

2 sheets of vellum measuring approximately 63 cm x 78 cm comprising a "release of one fourth part of premises in Birtle, Bury and Chester". The document records the release of land by John Ramsbottom (living at Moor Bank, Birtle cum Bamford) to the three surviving sons of Joseph Ramsbottom. The document recites how Joseph Ramsbottom's sons had been working together as woollen manufacturers, all listed as residing at Harrod Field, Birtle cum Bamford, together with their mother and a sister. The eldest brother, James, died unexpectedly, without making a will, and the entire estate was due to pass to the next eldest brother, Joseph, under intestacy rules. However, Joseph agrees that what James would have wanted would be to divide the estate equally between the brothers and making full provision for the sisters. A George Openshaw, woollen manufacturer of Pimhole, Bury, is also a party, together with his wife, Margaret (who may have been one of the Ramsbottom sisters as only one sister is listed as living at Harrod Field). The properties divided are Harrod Field and Jack Lee in Birtle cum Bamford and various shops and warehouses in Chester.

3 sheets of vellum measuring approximately 74 cm x 88 cm comprising a transfer of a mortgage of land at Birtle cum Bamford. The transfer is made in consideration for the payment of £500 paid by John Elliott and William Stockton to Mary Nuttall.

2 sheets of vellum measuring approximately 88 cm x 66 cm comprising a conveyance of part of "Wild Beast Moor situate in Birtle".... by John Ramsbottom (junior) to Thomas Ramsbottom in consideration for the sum of £347. James Turner, woollen manufacturer of Brandwood, Spotland, is also a party to the transaction.

Three sheets of vellum measuring approximately 70 cm x 86 cm comprising an assignment of land as security for a loan of £430 made by Benjamin Hay (cordwainer of Shepherd's Mill, Spotland, Rochdale) to Robert [K]ay and James Bentley. Amongst the parties are John and Susan Butterworth (Susan being the widow of John Ramsbottom) who both sign by their marks. John Butterworth is described as a woollen weaver of Rochdale.

2 sheets of vellum measuring approx. 69 x 60 cm, bearing 7 wax seals and 7 signatures relating to the grant of privilege of using a "goit and bye wash" [water channel] across part of the Carr Cote Estate, Saddleworth, Yorkshire to convey water from the River Tame to Woodhouse Mill.

An indenture on three vellum sheets dated 8 April 1872 and measuring approx. 68cm x 56cm bearing the signatures and seals of all the parties to a transfer of mortgage relating to lands at Brimscombe, Gloucestershire; a conveyance between various members of the Grist family made on 12 July 1903 and on 6 pages of double-sided vellum measuring approx. 44 cm x 28 cm and signed and sealed by all the parties, together with a very clear plan measuring 50 cm x 44 cm showing the following mills: Gussage Mill (woollen), Lewiston Mill (woollen), Bourne Saw Mill, a Mill Pond, Dark Saw Mill and Bourne Mill (woollen). Then four indentures, all being on paper, measuring 39 cm x 35 cm, namely: a collateral security indenture dated 19 October 1906 and a transfer dated 28 August 1908; a reconveyance of a mortgage of Lewiston and Gussage Mills; a reconveyance of collateral security for the mortgage debt (both dated 14 July 1919); a lease from Richard Grist Ltd to Walter J Barnes of Lewiston Villa for 5 years from 29 September 1923. Lastly, one sheet of A4 (unknown author and date) giving the history of the Grist family from 1856 and their award-winning production of mattress wool and "flock and shoddy".

Postcards showing the manufacturing process at Brynkir Mill. Letter on headed paper.