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Brixton Windmill - details of reopening

April 26 2011 by Nancy Platts (1417 views)
News of Mills & Windmills | 2 comments

Brixton Windmill will reopen to the public on Monday 2nd May 2011. This photo was taken the day the sails went back on - 7th April 2011. A day that caused huge excitement amongst local people, the media and the …

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Coincidence or Not? – Southwold

April 24 2011 by Chris Wheeler (872 views)
Archive & Peter Dolman | Leave a comment

Further to my blog on Whitmore & Binyon, I have been working hard on Peter’s Collection for the past three weeks. During that time I have come across some interesting discoveries. One of these was a mill that I came …

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Mystery watermill

April 22 2011 by Ron (1599 views)
Watermills | 2 comments

This image is a detail from a painting entitled 'Fishing near the Mill, Sussex' painted by Glendening in 1896. Can anyone identify the location and even confirm the mill was located in Sussex?

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Supporting Salt-Water Milling

April 20 2011 by John Goff; Earl Taylor; Bud Warren (750 views)
Mills outside the UK & Watermills | Leave a comment

Hello tide mill enthusiasts, Please see our latest newsletter for what has been happening in the tide mill worlds.

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From Crop to Crust event, Sat 16th April, Stratford-upon-Avon

April 13 2011 by Jonathan Cook (951 views)
Events & Watermills & Windmills | 1 comment

You may be interested in Dan Lepard’s article on his website about the Crop to Crust Conference. Below, please find a link!

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James Waterfield explains Callington Windmill Workings

April 11 2011 by Gareth Hughes (1321 views)
Mills outside the UK & Windmills | 2 comments

A YouTube video from Tazmania captures James' explanation of the newly-restored Callington Windmill

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Martin Watts excavates Somerset watermill with the Time Team

April 08 2011 by Luke Bonwick (1307 views)
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A second Time Team episode featuring a watermill excavation will air this Sunday, 10th April, at 5.30pm on Channel 4..

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Joseph Thompson RIP

April 04 2011 by William Hill (1160 views)
Mill People & Family History & News of Mills & Mills outside the UK & Windmills | Leave a comment

A FORMER owner of Skidby Windmill has died. Joseph Thompson, 94, was descended from the Thompson family who had run Skidby Mill since the 19th century. Mr Thompson sold the mill to Beverley Borough Council for £1 in 1966 and …

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Whatever happened to Whitmore and Binyon?

April 01 2011 by Chris Wheeler (1148 views)
Archive & Peter Dolman | 2 comments

This is a question I have been asking all week. Having worked for 2 weeks on the partly indexed material on Lincolnshire and Suffolk windmills in Peter Dolman’s collection, this week I have turned my attention to Peter’s material on …

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