Mill writing

Rope as brake construction

September 15 2010 by Ruurd-Jakob Nauta (886 views)
Research & Mills outside the UK & Windmills | Leave a comment

All the windmills in The Netherlands have a brake made out of wood or iron. My own windmill has a brake out of wood. But it keeps me wondering, if there are any mills left in North America, who have …

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National Monuments Record archives catalogues now online

April 28 2010 by Ron (671 views)
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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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Hand Mills Anyone?

January 21 2010 by Tacco Van Geertruyen (1116 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

November 23 2009 by Geoff Holman and Rob Cumming (4609 views)
Kent & 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

June 29 2009 by Guy Blythman (1079 views)
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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

June 21 2009 by Stuart Mousdale (1482 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?

June 17 2009 by Ron Cookson (1037 views)
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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

May 30 2009 by Torben Jenk (USA) (1281 views)
Research & Mills outside the UK & Watermills & Windmills | 1 comment

What evidence is there for transatlantic technology transfer as far as mill construction is concerned?

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Fire in the Mill?

May 30 2009 by Philip Hicks (1256 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?

May 27 2009 by Ron Cookson (1566 views)
Research & Windmills | 4 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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