Published privately by the author, 92 pages. A4 size paperback (N7315)
This booklet traces the history of the many mills in Poole and details all types - Wind, Water and Steam and their uses from the early times to the present. It is illustrated throughout with lots of black and white photographs, drawings and maps. Contents include:
Poole Windmills:
Hunger Hill Windmill
Baiter Windmill
Fleet (Creekmoor) Windmill
West Butts Windmill
Turlin Moor Windmill
Poole Watermills:
Creekmoor Watermill
Parkstone Watermill
Canford Watermill
Bushells Watermill
Poole Steam Mills:
Yeatman Steam Mill
Belben Steam Mill
Oakley Steam Mill
Corn Stores
Corn Merchants
Christopher Hill
Corn Market
Ryvita Roller Mill
Appendix 1 - Types of Windmills
Appendix 2 - Types of Water mills
Appendix 3 - List of Millers and Owners of corn mills in Poole
Condition of the booklet is generally very good. The covers have one or two very minor scuffs, but the staple spine is intact, and all pages are clean, intact, unblemished and tightly bound.