Audio Recordings from Sails in the Wind exhibition

Interview with Trevor Rand

About James Crabb, miller and great-grandfather of interviewee

Interview with Ruby Shannon

Murder of Archie Brown, owner of Rayleigh Mill in 1940s

Photo: Illustrative image for the 'Audio Recordings from Sails in the Wind exhibition' page

Memories of Rayleigh Windmill:

There were 12 audio interviews made during the anniversary celebrations. Some very short extracts are shown opposite on this page. To hear all 12 interviews in their entirety you can click on any of the links below to take you directly to the appropriate place on our Rochford Archive YouTube Channel. You can also get information about the YouTube channel on our Audio Archive Page and also access other archived audio material from there.

015. "Sails In The Wind" 20min:37sec. Interview with Trevor Rand. One of 12 audio recordings made in 2009/10 as part of the "Sails In The Wind" 200th anniversary celebrations of the construction of the Rayleigh Windmill which is to be found in the town of Rayleigh, Essex, England.

014. "Sails In The Wind" 12min:00sec. Interview with Thelma Pastfield. One of 12 audio recordings made in 2009/10 as part of the "Sails In The Wind" 200th anniversary celebrations of the construction of the Rayleigh Windmill which is to be found in the town of Rayleigh, Essex, England.

013. "Sails In The Wind" 20min:21sec. Interview with Michael Panter. One of 12 audio recordings made in 2009/10 as part of the "Sails In The Wind" 200th anniversary celebrations of the construction of the Rayleigh Windmill which is to be found in the town of Rayleigh, Essex, England.

012. "Sails In The Wind" 07min:51sec. Interview with Marion Hawkins. One of 12 audio recordings made in 2009/10 as part of the "Sails In The Wind" 200th anniversary celebrations of the construction of the Rayleigh Windmill which is to be found in the town of Rayleigh, Essex, England.

011. "Sails In The Wind" 07min:23sec. Interview with Gordon Burnham-Baraford. One of 12 audio recordings made in 2009/10 as part of the "Sails In The Wind" 200th anniversary celebrations of the construction of the Rayleigh Windmill which is to be found in the town of Rayleigh, Essex, England.

010. "Sails In The Wind" 26min:09sec. Interview with Christina Rush. One of 12 audio recordings made in 2009/10 as part of the "Sails In The Wind" 200th anniversary celebrations of the construction of the Rayleigh Windmill which is to be found in the town of Rayleigh, Essex, England.

009. "Sails In The Wind" 23min:52sec. Interview with Brian Beckwith. One of 12 audio recordings made in 2009/10 as part of the "Sails In The Wind" 200th anniversary celebrations of the construction of the Rayleigh Windmill which is to be found in the town of Rayleigh, Essex, England.

008. "Sails In The Wind" 58min:03sec. Interview with John Philips. One of 12 audio recordings made in 2009/10 as part of the "Sails In The Wind" 200th anniversary celebrations of the construction of the Rayleigh Windmill which is to be found in the town of Rayleigh, Essex, England.

007. "Sails In The Wind" 96min:14sec. Interview with Ruby Shannon. One of 12 audio recordings made in 2009/10 as part of the "Sails In The Wind" 200th anniversary celebrations of the construction of the Rayleigh Windmill which is to be found in the town of Rayleigh, Essex, England.

006. "Sails In The Wind" 10min:45sec. Interview with Barbara Reddington. One of 12 audio recordings made in 2009/10 as part of the "Sails In The Wind" 200th anniversary celebrations of the construction of the Rayleigh Windmill which is to be found in the town of Rayleigh, Essex, England.

004. "Sails In The Wind" 18min:36sec. Interview with Alan Negus. One of 12 audio recordings made in 2009/10 as part of the "Sails In The Wind" 200th anniversary celebrations of the construction of the Rayleigh Windmill which is to be found in the town of Rayleigh, Essex, England.

002. "Sails In The Wind" 05min:17sec. Interview with Peter Chillingworth. One of 12 audio recordings made in 2009/10 as part of the "Sails In The Wind" 200th anniversary celebrations of the construction of the Rayleigh Windmill which is to be found in the town of Rayleigh, Essex, England.

 

This page was added by Bob Stephen on 28/11/2010.
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