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There are 6 unregistered guests browsing the site.Mill Writing
Hand Mills Anyone?
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January 21 2010 by Tacco Van Geertruyen (241 views)
Muscle Powered Mills &Research | 1 Comment - I am a archaeology student at the university of Ghent (in Belgium) and I'm a bit stuck on the situation of the first rotating hand mills in England
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Kent Mills Society is launched
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November 23 2009 by Geoff Holman and Rob Cumming (303 views)
Kent Millers' Tales &Mill People & Family History &News of Mills &Research &Watermills &Windmills | Leave a comment - There has been a lot interest in the formation of a new group, mainly from postings on the Mills Archive website. We are calling ourselves the Kent Mills Society to differentiate us from the previous Kent group which ceased to …
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Mills Research in Reading
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June 29 2009 by Guy Blythman (455 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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The Power of Waterwheels
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June 21 2009 by Stuart Mousdale (774 views)
Research &Watermills | 3 Comments - Does anyone know of any books, articles, etc which deal with estimating power output from water wheels or could comment on this subject?
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A Mill Discovery?
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June 17 2009 by Ron Cookson (409 views)
Research &Watermills | Leave a comment - John Boucher has pointed to new evidence of Pinxton Mill in Derbyshire. Pictures taken by Hugh Potter show the mill, which burnt down in 1844 depicted on a cup.
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Transfer of Windmill or Watermill Technology
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May 30 2009 by Torben Jenk (USA) (513 views)
Research &Mills outside the UK &Watermills &Windmills | Leave a comment - What evidence is there for transatlantic technology transfer as far as mill construction is concerned?
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Fire in the Mill?
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May 30 2009 by Philip Hicks (565 views)
Research &Windmills | 4 Comments - How many windmills had interior fireplaces? Do any still exist?
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Any Hampshire Windmill Experts out there?
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May 27 2009 by Ron Cookson (463 views)
Research &Windmills | 2 Comments - Did HES Simmons make mistakes? We posted this image on the eBay site recently describing it as Wicor Mill Porchester. The owner of the mill has pointed out it is the mill in his garden and Wicor mill is down …
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What about setting up a Kent Mills Group?
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April 26 2009 by Ron Cookson (1407 views)
Kent Millers' Tales &Research &Watermills &Windmills | 14 Comments - Kent has an amazing milling heritage and various Kent mills-related events and research interests have surfaced recently. Surely the time is ripe to consider (re)forming a regional mill group to cover Kent? Certainly the Mills Archive would offer tangible support …
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Wolverton Watermill Stony Stratford Buckinghamshire
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March 18 2009 by Helen Armstrong-Smith (772 views)
Research &Watermills | 1 Comment - I have written a summary of our findings which include a list of millers with tenancy dates, and details of the various alterations and extensions over the years.
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Hand Mills Anyone? (1)
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