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Dirty Deeds

May 03 2012 by Ron (69 views)
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Do you have any deeds of mills and related buildings that you are keeping somewhere safe (like a bank)? If so then read the alarming story below from an archivist in a London borough, and think about retrieving them and …

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The English Heritage Archive - 12 million items to look through

April 30 2012 by Ron (72 views)
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The National Monuments Record (NMR) is now known as the English Heritage Archive and their Chief Archivist, Mike Evans, has provided a useful description of how to search the 12 million items they hold. Mike's email is reproduced below. Well …

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Are you passionate about mills?

April 27 2012 by Ron (64 views)
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If you are, why not visit the Mills Archive in Reading and help us to celebrate our tenth anniversary? We have so much to show you; you can discover the stories behind the mill heroes of the 20th century and …

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If you ever needed a reason for joining the SPAB Mills Section

April 25 2012 by Ron (95 views)
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Well - here it is! The new A4 format for Mill News is combined with impressive and varied content and is a delight to hold and read.

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Mills Archive on the Archives Hub

April 23 2012 by Nathanael Hodge (94 views)
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The first Mills Archive collection can now be viewed on the Archives Hub.

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Burum Windmill Disaster - The Netherlands

April 13 2012 by Ron (123 views)
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8 April 2012 - a sad day in the Netherlands.

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Who was Stephen Buckland?

April 06 2012 by Guy Boocock (160 views)
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I have been working on the Stephen Buckland Collection, thanks to the Vodafone World of Difference scheme, for the past five weeks and I am slowly building an idea of who Stephen was as a person.

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Latest TIMS Newsletter is stunning

April 04 2012 by Ron (134 views)
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The latest issue (Spring 2012) contains an amazing 37 pages of articles and images relating to mills in many countries around the world. As a demonstration of the breadth and interest of the subjects available, TIMS publications are second to …

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Brixton Windmill shortlisted for prestigious award

March 25 2012 by Friends of Windmill Gardens (153 views)
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Brixton Windmill has been shortlisted for a Museums and Heritage Award for Excellence 2012.

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£1.5m windmill dream

March 19 2012 by Ron (126 views)
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LYTHAM’S iconic windmill is set to be turned into a prime 21st century attraction. The Lytham Heritage Group has applied to the Heritage Lottery Fund for the lion’s share of funding for a £1.5 million conversion project.

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