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Broughton Windmill

January 26 2009 by Nick (1926 views)
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Further to the previous note at http://www.millsarchivetrust.org/index.php/blogs/more/millers_in_broughton_by_brigg_lincolnshire I believe that this is the Broughton Mill

We still need mill research!

January 25 2009 by Tony Bryan (1317 views)
Research & Watermills & Windmills | 1 comment

I reckon that mill research to record the surviving mills that are still fairly complete is urgent. (originally posted on Facebook)

Chislet Mill historical research: an update

January 19 2009 by Virginia Silvester (2913 views)
Kent & Mill People & Family History & Research & Windmills | 1 comment

I am pleased to say that my further research has provided some answers about the origins of Chislet mill. The following is a redraft of some of the paragraphs in the notes I sent earlier.

Windmills in Westerham, Kent, and horizontal mills

January 18 2009 by Rob Cumming (2480 views)
Kent & Research & Windmills | 3 comments

I have for a while been researching the windmills of Westerham in Kent, as part of a much larger study of sites in NW Kent. This is due in part to Coles-Finch making lots of errors over this way. However …

Drainage Mills and patents

January 18 2009 by Mike Beacham (1691 views)
Research & Windmills | 1 comment

Suggestions appreciated! I have done some research which has pulled up a number of early patents and I wonder if anyone can give me more information.

So, what would you pay?

January 17 2009 by Ron Cookson (1507 views)
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Did anyone else see the phenomenal amount of money spent on one windmill postcard on eBay this week? Fortunately there are still a lot of good postcards around for much less.

Foston Windmill

January 15 2009 by Jon Sass (1498 views)
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I remember Foston Windmill very derelict in the early 1960's and still a noble landmark on the AI . I would like to amplify Adam's post http://www.millsarchivetrust.org/index.php/blogs/more/sails_from_telgraph_poles

Pembrokeshire Mills

January 14 2009 by Mike Bennett (1468 views)
Research & Watermills & Windmills | 1 comment

Can you help with a research project on an interesting area of Wales?

Sails from telegraph poles

January 11 2009 by Adam Marriott (1400 views)
Windmills | 1 comment

The Mills Archive picture of Foston windmill in their newly relased Flickr page at http://www.flickr.com/photos/millsarchive/ shows a mill whose sails I have always liked