Mill writing

What is happening on National Mills Weekend?

January 10 2012 by Ron (165 views)
Events & National Mills Weekend & Watermills & Windmills | 1 comment

Only 123 days to go - so what plans are already in place for our annual festival of mills?

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Horizontal Wind-powered Tannery in Sandwich, Kent (?)

December 13 2011 by Rob Cumming (130 views)
Kent & Research & Windmills | Leave a comment

I've recently been looking through a newish website called British Newspapers Online which has a wealth of national and regional newspapers from 1750-1950. It is searchable by string (although the search engine doesn't work too well). I've found some fascinating …

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Mill Memories recalled

December 01 2011 by Ron (371 views)
Kent & Archive & Events & Watermills & Windmills | Leave a comment

The SPAB Mills Section held its autumn meeting at the Mills Archive on Nov 26. Over 70 mill enthusiasts attended to hear six excellent talks on Kent watermills, horizontal waterwheels, two post mills, Ken Farries, a York roller mill and …

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Time to decide

November 14 2011 by Ron (296 views)
Collectors & Mills outside the UK & Watermills & Windmills | Leave a comment

If you don't know what you really want for Christmas, why not choose one of the carefully selected items in the "Suitable Presents" section of the Mills Archive Bookshop?

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Any calendars?

November 10 2011 by Ron (298 views)
Collectors & Watermills & Windmills | Leave a comment

A correspondent has asked if anyone is aware of any windmill calendars available for 2012

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Yorkshire Windmills Through Time

October 25 2011 by Ron (396 views)
Collectors & Publications & Windmills | 1 comment

Just published and available from the Mills Archive shop, this new book is attractive and well-produced

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Carlton le Moorland Post Mill

October 24 2011 by Ron (296 views)
Archive & new item & Windmills | Leave a comment

These two views of Carlton le Moorland post mill, Lincolnshire NGR SK 897 585 were taken on 26 June 1934

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Windmill postcard

October 14 2011 by Stuart Mousdale (475 views)
Windmills | 2 comments

I bought this postcard a little while back. Can anyone recognise the mill?

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Pub Sign

October 11 2011 by Fred Atkins (282 views)
Windmills | Leave a comment

A fellow member of the Windmill Study Unit, Stan Darling, recently saw an interesting sign outside The Millstone Inn at Barnack, Stamford, Cambridgeshire. It shows a man and a pair of millstones, with the stones vat upended against the wall. …

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Blocks at Herne Windmill

September 25 2011 by Fred Atkins (527 views)
Kent & Windmills | 1 comment

Set in the inside wall of the ground floor at Herne Mill are a number of wooden blocks each the size of a brick. They are set in various positions.

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