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Supporting Salt-Water Milling

April 20 2011 by John Goff; Earl Taylor; Bud Warren (413 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 (522 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 (674 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 (667 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 (435 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 (713 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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Peter Dolman Collection gets full-time attention

March 19 2011 by Chris Wheeler (652 views)
Collectors & Archive & Peter Dolman | 2 comments

The Mills Archive welcomes Chris Wheeler, seen here wiith established volunteers Talbot Green and Colin Mitchell. He will be following in the footsteps of Ken Kirsopp and Suzy Talbot by working on Peter's huge collection.

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Charlwood flour miller or flour mill owner named William Simmons

March 09 2011 by Dave Simmons (547 views)
Mill People & Family History | Leave a comment

Hello from the USA. I wonder if somone may be interested in assisting me.... In the time frame of 1830 to 1867 there lived a flour miller at Charlwood, near Horley, named William Simmons.

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“Diek” Medendorp RIP

February 14 2011 by Ron (831 views)
Mill People & Family History & Mills outside the UK | Leave a comment

William Hill has highlighted a report in Holland Sentinel that Jan Diederik “Diek” Medendorp died on 4 January 2011 aged 89

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Argos Hill Windmill Rescue Appeal

February 14 2011 by Ron (716 views)
Windmills | Leave a comment

Standing astride Argos Hill, between Mayfield and Rotherfield, the Grade 2* listed windmill is a sorry sight of decay and demise. A shadow of its former self, this historic windmill has spent the past 5 years shrouded in scaffolding. But …

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