Mill writing

Peter Dolman Collection gets full-time attention

March 19 2011 by Chris Wheeler (798 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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Starring Role for Nutley Windmill

October 09 2010 by Luke Bonwick (767 views)
Archive & Frank Gregory Online & Windmills | Leave a comment

Nutley windmill is only one of a series of mills whose restoration is featured in great detail in Frank Gregory Online. Twelve others are detailed in Frank's biography, written and published as part of the project.

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Frank Gregory Online Launched

October 06 2010 by Ron (679 views)
Archive & Frank Gregory Online & Watermills & Windmills | 1 comment

Frank Gregory Online has involved the cataloguing and digitisation of more than 30,000 new archival items from the collection of Frank W Gregory. These are now freely available for people to download and view.

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A Passion for Mill Repair

September 16 2010 by Ron (810 views)
Archive & Frank Gregory Online & Events & Watermills & Windmills | Leave a comment

May I bring to your attention the meeting at the Artworkers’ Guild in London on November 13 organised by the Mills Archive for the SPAB Mills Section? It marks the successful completion of the Frank Gregory Online Project, which has …

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Come and see us in Reading

August 25 2010 by Ron (704 views)
Archive | 1 comment

The Mills Archive is holding Open Days to mark National Heritage Weekend. For the first time Watlington House itself will be open.

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National Monuments Record archives catalogues now online

April 28 2010 by Ron (757 views)
Archive & Research & Watermills & Windmills | Leave a comment

The National Monuments Record's archives catalogues, with some images, describing over a million photographs and other archives, are now online at http://www.englishheritagearchives.org.uk.

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Irish Photographs

March 20 2010 by Ron (922 views)
Archive & Mills outside the UK & Watermills & Windmills | Leave a comment

The National Library of Ireland has recently released 34,000 of its 630,000 original Irish photographs on its website.

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Mills Research in Reading

June 29 2009 by Guy Blythman (1158 views)
Archive & Research | Leave a comment

The Mills Research Group will now hold one of its two meetings each year at the Mills Archive in Reading. 24 October is the date for your diary this year.

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Kodachrome RIP

June 23 2009 by Ron Cookson (1135 views)
Archive & Watermills & Windmills | 4 comments

Kodak have just announced they are discontinuing Kodachrome colour film. The Daily Telegraph "Digital cameras kill Kodachome slides" quotes the company as saying customers prefer to capture images with newer technology

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Who were the most interesting?

June 12 2009 by Ron Cookson (1033 views)
Archive & Mill People & Family History | 1 comment

We all know the names of the great and the good in the mill world - but who were the most interesting mill people? My vote goes to EM Gardner, but you may have better ideas.

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