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Goodbye Kodak (1886 - 2012)

January 19 2012 by Ron (67 views)
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The long-expected announcement has now arrived. The BBC reports today that Kodak has filed for bankruptcy protection

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Mill Memories recalled

December 01 2011 by Ron (371 views)
Kent & Archive & Events & Watermills & Windmills | Leave a comment

The SPAB Mills Section held its autumn meeting at the Mills Archive on Nov 26. Over 70 mill enthusiasts attended to hear six excellent talks on Kent watermills, horizontal waterwheels, two post mills, Ken Farries, a York roller mill and …

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Carlton le Moorland Post Mill

October 24 2011 by Ron (296 views)
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These two views of Carlton le Moorland post mill, Lincolnshire NGR SK 897 585 were taken on 26 June 1934

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Detail of Brake Wheel

October 17 2011 by Ron (374 views)
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Recently uploaded to the Kenneth G Farries Collection. This lantern slide shows a detail from Shiremark Smock Mill, Capel, Surrey, NGR TQ173377

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Women in Milling

October 05 2011 by Claire Wooldridge (277 views)
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After spending the summer volunteering at The Mills Archive, I have now completed my project regarding the role of women in the milling industry. The pages are now available as part of the new Themes section on this site - …

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Women millers?

August 16 2011 by Claire Wooldridge (460 views)
Archive & Mill People & Family History | 2 comments

As a volunteer at the Mills Archive, I am currently working on a social history project regarding the role of women in the milling industry. Do you have any information or comments?

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Village pumps anyone?

June 11 2011 by Dick Williams (673 views)
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Whitmore and Binyon may have made thier local village pump in Wickham Market (image) - but there are serious doubts. There is nothing in the extensive archive recently catalogued by Chris Wheeler at the Mills Archive. Does anyone have any …

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Mill Memories is on its way!

June 02 2011 by Ron (463 views)
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Mill Memories is packed with interesting articles and has now gone to printers. Issue 8 focuses on the work of some of our regular volunteers: David Neaves on Mills in Art, Talbot Green on the 1930s/1940s photographs of HES ‘Sid’ …

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Whitmore & Binyon – The Answer?

May 14 2011 by Chris Wheeler (545 views)
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In my blog from April 1st, I asked the question ‘Whatever happened to Whitmore & Binyon?’, and expressed the hope that after going through Peter’s notes and documents on the subject, I would be in some position to answer that …

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Coincidence or Not? – Southwold

April 24 2011 by Chris Wheeler (466 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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