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Mill Writing

This is a public forum for you to express your views on mills and milling. If you would like to submit a short article on a new topic, email us at . Why not start by reading what other people have to say and adding a comment? Topics are not confined to Archive matters!

Mill News from William Hill 29 Dec 2008

December 29 2008 by Ron Cookson (24 views)
News of Mills & Mills outside the UK & Watermills & Windmills | Leave a comment

William has circulated links this month on a Dutch mill image library, a Canadian windmill and UK mills in Crosby, Brill and the Peak District. There is a plug for "Remembering Three Mills" and of course, Wallace and Gromit - …

Preston Mill near Faversham

December 28 2008 by Ron Cookson (30 views)
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.Vincent Pargeter has commented on the curious sweeps on the smock mill near Faversham shown in the Mills Archive's new Flickr site at http://www.flickr.com/photos/millsarchive/ The site and Vincent's note are both of interest!

Mills in Iceland

December 19 2008 by TIMS Lady (82 views)
Mills outside the UK & TIMS & Windmills | 1 Comment

Peter Cobley wrote a nice piece on a windmill he discovered on a trip to Iceland. The article can be read here

Cap for Murphy windmill in Golden Gate Park

December 08 2008 by Mark Berry (237 views)
News of Mills & Mills outside the UK & Windmills | Leave a comment

Via a couple of small images on Flickr (1 and 2), I see that the cap for the Murphy windmill that is being rebuilt in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, appears to have arrived on site in the park. …

Wokingham Watermills

December 02 2008 by Ron Cookson (160 views)
Research & Watermills | Leave a comment

Colin Mitchell has emailed asking for help with information on a second watermill in Wokingham, Berkshire. His query follows:

Millwrighting Tradition

November 30 2008 by TIMS Lady (217 views)
Mills outside the UK & TIMS & Windmills | Leave a comment

Mike Beacham writes about traditional millwrighting practices and how they vary to meet specific regional needs. Examples from Schleswig-Holstein, Eire, Turkey and Britain are mentioned. The full article follows:

Green Power is not so simple!

November 26 2008 by Ron Cookson (238 views)
Electricity Generation & Mills outside the UK & TIMS & Watermills | 1 Comment

Frans Bouwers from Belgium responded to William Hill's news item on watermills and green power (see the thread "Anyone interested in Mill News?") by pointing out some of the problems with turbines in Flanders. His email follows:

Chislet Mill anyone?

November 25 2008 by Ron Cookson (183 views)
Mill People & Family History & Windmills | Leave a comment

Virginia Silvester has done a lot of research on the early millers at Chislet. Her detailed email outlines what she has found out and her particular interest is the May family. Fascinating reading; the full email follows:

Sussex Industrial History Online

November 25 2008 by Ron Cookson (128 views)
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Don Cox has emailed to announce the annual periodical of the Sussex Industrial Archaeology Society, which includes the Sussex Mills Group, is now available online.