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Southwell
a) Print c. 1787 an open post mill at the top of Lowe's Wong, possibly built about 1756, gone by 1833.

b) Stubbins Lane, sale 1810.

c) Brackenhurst ref 1774, 1841.

from Mills of the Southwell Area Betty M. Arundell from The Bramley 1982 (??)

5 storey tower, built 1861 Lower Kirklington Road, dismantled 1885, fan, 4 sails, demolished c1960s for Kirby Close, replaced earlier on same site.

Southwell Subscription Mill, top of Galley Hill, built c1795.

Norwell Rood, post and roundhouse built 1814.

Southwell. (no source)

a) Halloughton Field.

b) Westhorpe.

c) Nottingham Road. Burnt 1843.

d) Newark Road.

e) Westgate.

Retford
The Lost Windmills of Retford. B.J. Biggs, Eaton Hall College, Retford, 1978, Monograph no. 5.

1) Post mill, West Retford ref. 1790, unknown site.

2) Two posts, sale 1811, one with two pairs stones at East Rettord, unknown site.

3) Post at South Retford replaced by tower mill.

4) Tower in West Retford. Insured 1790, sale, fantail, two paris stones, 1805, 1807 (no further reference).

5) West Retford Mill (Tipping's Mill) ref. O.S. 1820,sale 1819, possibly stopped 1867, demolished 1880. North east side of Great North Road.

6) Spital Hill Mill ref 1795, O.S. 1820. Post mill, two pairs tones, spring sails. Possibly stopped before 1871. Hamlet of Moorgate in parish of Clarborough).

7) Subscription Mill ref 1816. Possibly newly built brick tower, three pairs stones, gallery. On Thrumpton Lane near railway and Beehive Works. Gone by 1899.

8) South Retford Mill. Five storey tower, three pairs stones, on Caledonian Road, next to railway off London Road. Built between 1814 and 1817. Four double patent sails, fantail, ogee cap and ball. Derelict 1929, demolished 1937.

9) Thrumpton Mill built 1822 on Thrumpton Lane and Poplar Street. North of Subscription Mill. Five storeys, four roller sails ?, three pairs stones listed in sale 1841. Seven storey, with two extra pairs stones driven by steam 1880. Sold 1902.

10) Storcroft Mill, between Storcroft Road and Caledonian Road near Strawberry Road. Built 1866 for £1,000. 65 foot brick tower, 26 foot base, 12 foot at top, six storeys, six 33 foot sails, four pairs stones, ground 6 and a quarter stones of grain per hour ?. Double patents. Burnt out 1904.

11) South Retford. Five floors 4 roller sails, three pairs stones, built 1841. Owner Thomas Swinburn, page 101, volume 34 (?).

Forest Mills
From Mansfield Road to Alfreton Road. Nearest post mill to Alfreton Road was opposite Russell Street. Two others either side of Southey Street, another against the Mount Hooton entrance to the Forest. Forest Ridge, 12 mills on north side, 2 on south side, 7 left hand, 6 right hand (painting is looking east along Forest Road).

1) Jack Hall's Mill. John Hall. Nearest to Alfreton Road, near All Saints Church.

2) Brick tower. Stood in field at back of Woodruff's Factory Russell's Street, 30 yards from Forest Road. Annibal?. Top end of Lark-dale close to junction of Ayr Street with Forest Road. Last one left in 1858- on private ground. Burnt December 1858.

2a) Basford, Cooper's.

3) Dame Moss's at top or north end of little Larkdale, moved to Kegworth. Clockwise.

4) 35- 40 yards east of no. 3, owned by Wright, then Sharp, then removed. Moved to unknown.

5) Moved from Upton by Will. Toyne to Notts Forest, moved c 1850s to Blidworth, then to Hemswell demolished 1936. Clock

6) 'Black' mill through lack of paint brought from Gotham by Jack Johnson, unknown fate.

7) On or close to rear of Congregational Institute, south west corner of Mount Hooton Road, owned by Barradell, miller Rowland, moved by Carlile ? to Redmile, 1855. Clockwise.

8) Nearly opposite to top of Bowling Alley (Waverley Street), but lower down the on the Forest than the others. Moved from Newark (occupant hanged himself inside) by Will Dickinson. Last occupied by Billy Streets. Demolished.

9) Bailey's Mill. Opposite to Forest Road. Post Office site, nearer Alfreton Road than west side of High School grounds. Stood on mound. Owner Thomas Madley killed in 1842 in machinery. Last occupant Billy Wyles.

10) Sharpe's Mill, sails and part of structure damaged in 1831 riots. Moved to Farndon c. 1850s as 'Nottingham Mill', on east of turnpike short distance up road leading to Hawton. Demolished mid 1890s.

11) Moved to Kimberley c. 1852, burnt a few years later. One of three standing in Church Cemetery- a little east of Balmoral Road end. Purchased from Hind by Toynes, eventually sold to Widdowson of Kimberley.

12) Largest post mill, cost £1,000, moved to Brighton c. 1852 or Friston (sold for £100). Middle of Church three, occupied by Thomas Bissell 1832, built c. 1800/

13) Moved to Newton, demolished 1950 or 1952??. Nearest to Mansfield Road. Sam S. Cottom ??.

(Edwinstowe, Lenton, Strelley (Ratby clockwise?) mills moved from Forest.

refs in 1222-1235 and 1335.

Granger Old Nottingham Notes volume 2, p. 5

Three mills at top of Derby Road near entrance to General Cemetery. Nottingham Handbook, William Howie Wylie, Wright, Nottingham, 1852.

From Granger; Chimley's Mill, north-west end of Ropewalk Street, moved to Ruddington after 1832. North side and top end of Back Lane (Wollaton Street) road to mill close to end house on front of General Cemetery. 1 pair. Moved to Ashover.

Tuxford
a) Tower near Normanton turning, 4 storeys, ogee cap, 32 foot high, built c. 1820s, stopped 1930s.

b) Post near tower.

c) Stone Road Post Mill.

d) Post?

e) Post moved from Grassthorpe 1814, dismantled 1927, anticlockwise, 4 patent sails (2 double, 2 single). Moved to field in which there was another large post mill.

f) Composite moved from Grassthorpe in 1870, twin 8 bladed fans driving onto curb.