Month: November 2014

Green fingers

Mills Archive staff and volunteers turned their efforts to gardening rather than milling on a rather drizzly weekend. A few...

Jumping mill man

Tom Hine has been on the case again and has drawn my attention to an unusual postcard. Sent in 1985,...

From one mill stalwart to another

Volunteer Tom Hine has just found a postcard in our unsorted material involving two mill heavyweights – none other than...

Training workshop success

Yesterday we ran our first ever training workshop on caring for your collection. This workshop was designed for those charged...

Peter C J Dolman (1955-2002)

Author: Vincent Pargeter Peter grew up in Bedfordshire, and it was here that his interest in mills was kindled. He...

Michael Dunn (1916-1983)

The following account of Michael Dunn’s life was written by his wife Mrs J Dunn in 2002: Dr Michael John...

Leslie Charles Chapman (1908-1992)

Extracts from letters sent by L C Chapman’s daughter: My Dad, Leslie Charles Chapman, was born in Kingston, Surrey on...

Angels at Oldland Windmill

Congratulations to all the volunteers at Oldland Windmill in Sussex! Last night they were awarded English Heritage’s prestigious Angels award....

Frank W. Gregory (1917-1998)

A Milling Hero For Frank there was never too much that you could know about mills and milling.  He never...

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