Month: January 2009

Broughton Windmill

Author: Nick Further to the previous note at http://www.millsarchivetrust.org/index.php/blogs/more/millers_in_broughton_by_brigg_lincolnshire I believe that this is the Broughton Mill. that was [probably]...

We still need mill research!

Author: Tony Bryan I reckon that mill research to record the surviving mills that are still fairly complete is urgent....

Chislet Mill historical research: an update

Author: Virginia Silvester I am pleased to say that my further research has provided some answers about the origins of...

Drainage Mills and patents

Author: Mike Beacham Suggestions appreciated! I have done some research which has pulled up a number of early patents and...

Windmills in Westerham, Kent, and horizontal mills

Author: Rob Cumming I have for a while been researching the windmills of Westerham in Kent, as part of a...

So, what would you pay?

Did anyone else see the phenomenal amount of money spent on one windmill postcard on eBay this week? Fortunately there...

Foston Windmill

Author: Jon Sass I remember Foston Windmill very derelict in the early 1960s and still a noble landmark on the...

Pembrokeshire Mills

Author: Mike Bennett Can you help with a research project on an interesting area of Wales? I am compiling a...

Anger over ‘green’ plans to harness energy from UK rivers

Anglers have attacked plans to build hundreds of “environmentally-friendly” water mills in British rivers. Jasper Copping in the Sunday Telegraph...

Millers in Broughton by Brigg Lincolnshire

I’ve had another look at all the census records I have for Broughton mill and have put together a chronology...

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