Keysoe Windmill.

[linmey]

My great grandfather owned a windmill at Keysoe. Does anyone have any idea how I could find any information on this? I have tried Googleing but nothing on there.
          I believe the mill fell into disuse and eventually fell down probably in the 1950s or later. I would like to find out if this was for his own use or a money making enterprise or both as well as finding out when it was built.
        Many thanks for your help.  Linmey.

[seahall]

Hi Linmey

I could find no mention of the Windmill you requested help with but there is this web link that notes quite a few.
http://www.windmillworld.com/

Cheers Sandy

[liverpool annie]

Heres windmills in Bedfordshire!

http://www.windmillworld.com/uk/bedfordshire.htm

Couldn't find yours but maybe if you take a look - you might find a connection!!

Annie

Sorry Sandy! - that's the same one you did!! 

[behindthefrogs]

Try going to:

http://www.a2a.org.uk/

and typing

Keysoe NEAR20 windmill into the search

This brings up amongst other documents a sale of the windmill in 1941 which includes a description of it.

David

[seahall]

Hi David

Nice one 

I could not get it with the information you put to type in when on the site so I just typed Keysoe Windmill and it brought up the Beds Archives Docs.

A2A is a web page that I always seem not to use yet it is brill. !!!!! Thanks for reminding me of it.

Sandy

[seahall]

Hi Annie

No problems glad to see we are on the same wavelength. 

Sandy

[behindthefrogs]

I have just rerun my search with no problem.  If you just use "Kelsoe Windmill" the danger is that the text brought back terminates earlier and you may miss the next sentence which may refer to just "the Windmill"  Don't put a space between NEAR and 20 and you must use capitals.

This form of search in a2a is completely necessary when you don't expect to find the two words together.

David

[seahall]

Hi David

When Linmey does what you suggests she will find the information you state.

Seems like "I am always treading on your toes" or up-setting you.

It is not my intention to do so. I guess life is just like that for some of us.

Off to the Computer Fair be back later.

Cheers Sandy

[behindthefrogs]

You are not upsetting me Sandy or treading on my toes.  I am very gratefull for the help you have given me in the past

I just thought it was worth while explaining why I did it the complicated way while your easier way seemed to work. a2a is one of my favourite sites and it is surprising what information you can drag out of it about people and places when google has previously revealed nothing.

David