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Gems of the Archive

A tragic story lies behind this hardworking miller

A deathbed confession

This Gem, an article from the 11th January 1899 edition of the Northwestern Miller, describes a hermit miller.

The Craft of Millwrighting

This exhibition tells the story of the past and present state of millwrighting, covering the development of the craft, the materials that a millwright would use, the contrasts between past and present millwrights and the biographies of key millwrights.

A Wind Power Pioneer

My journey began over coffee and biscuits at the dining table of Dr Peter J Musgrove......

The Staff of Life

“If thou tastest a crust of bread, thou tastest all the stars and all the heavens. Bread is the king...

The Mills of Shushtar

In 1992 Michael Harverson visited Iran to look for watermills. One of the most memorable sites he visited was Shushtar...

The hero of the drought

Early 20th-century crossbreeding of sorghum in the United States and its propagation in a 21st-century world affected by climate change

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A Wind Power Pioneer

The Staff of Life

The Mills of Shushtar

The hero of the drought

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