Mill writing

What about setting up a Kent Mills Group?

April 26 2009 by Ron Cookson (3723 views)
Kent & Research & Watermills & Windmills | 13 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

March 18 2009 by Helen Armstrong-Smith (2792 views)
Research & Watermills | 10 comments

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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Does anybody have a picture of the following windmills prior to their loss:-

February 04 2009 by Philip Hicks (1226 views)
Kent & Research & Windmills | 2 comments

Bodsham Green, Elmsted in Kent Old mill at Blean in Kent Lynsted (except for the one by W Coles Finch) in Kent Betsham, Southfleet in Kent The 100 Acre tower mill at Sheerness in Kent Chequer mill or Good Intent …

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We still need mill research!

January 25 2009 by Tony Bryan (1024 views)
Research & Watermills & Windmills | 1 comment

I reckon that mill research to record the surviving mills that are still fairly complete is urgent. (originally posted on Facebook)

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Chislet Mill historical research: an update

January 19 2009 by Virginia Silvester (1863 views)
Kent & Mill People & Family History & Research & Windmills | 1 comment

I am pleased to say that my further research has provided some answers about the origins of Chislet mill. The following is a redraft of some of the paragraphs in the notes I sent earlier.

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Windmills in Westerham, Kent, and horizontal mills

January 18 2009 by Rob Cumming (2014 views)
Kent & Research & Windmills | 3 comments

I have for a while been researching the windmills of Westerham in Kent, as part of a much larger study of sites in NW Kent. This is due in part to Coles-Finch making lots of errors over this way. However …

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Drainage Mills and patents

January 18 2009 by Mike Beacham (1203 views)
Research & Windmills | 1 comment

Suggestions appreciated! I have done some research which has pulled up a number of early patents and I wonder if anyone can give me more information.

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Pembrokeshire Mills

January 14 2009 by Mike Bennett (1016 views)
Research & Watermills & Windmills | 1 comment

Can you help with a research project on an interesting area of Wales?

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Preston Mill near Faversham

December 28 2008 by Ron Cookson (1120 views)
Kent & Research & Windmills | Leave a comment

.Vincent Pargeter has commented on the curious sweeps on the smock mill near Faversham shown in the Mills Archive's new Flickr site at http://www.flickr.com/photos/millsarchive/ The site and Vincent's note are both of interest!

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Wokingham Watermills

December 02 2008 by Ron Cookson (1592 views)
Research & Watermills | 3 comments

Colin Mitchell has emailed asking for help with information on a second watermill in Wokingham, Berkshire. His query follows:

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