Month: July 2015

Getting back into it…

Hello again everyone! It’s been almost a year since I left the Mills Archive, and I feel very happy and...

Holman Bros., Millwrights of Canterbury

Hello everyone! You might remember me briefly mentioning Guy’s presentation at the SPAB meeting a few months ago on the...

Job advert: Learning and Engagement Manager

We are recruiting for a paid position that is central to our new HLF-funded project, Quern to Computer. We are...

The Mills Archive Research Competition 2016

Hello everyone! Great news – the Mills Archive will be holding its Research Competition for the 3rd time and we...

The lonely millwright

We recently found a copy of the “Engineers’ Pocket-Book for the year 1840”. As well as accounts and notes on...

Skeleton mills

Hey everyone, I hope all is well. Just another update on how my project is going, and a few more...

Sacrewell Watermill to reopen after £1.4 million renovations

Hello everyone! I would like to draw your attention today to Sacrewell Watermill, one of our Heritage Partners. You might...

Oldland Mill Song

Hello everyone! Now some of you may recognise the name ‘Oldland Windmill’ because they were the winners of the English...

Mills of Finland

Overview Rex Wailes’ Finnish Mills collection has been catalogued and digitised as part of the Reading Internship Scheme run by The Mills...

Finnish watermills: The Crane of Death

Hello everyone, I hope you’re well and have been enjoying the lovely weather we’ve been having recently! I’ve realised that...

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