Month: March 2018

Tintypical

This minute tintype photograph of the Holman family firm 150 years ago combines a farewell to a vanishing historical trade...

James Venn Collection

The James Venn Collection is in fact two collections, one built on top of the other. The story starts with Stanley Freese,...

Archives and Air Hangars

Our project – Archives & Air Hangars – has benefitted significantly from £10,000 we received from the Pilgrim Trust last...

Over Family Collection

The Over Family Collection contains records relating to the family’s work in milling in the 19th and 20th centuries, a period of...

International Women’s Day: Women on War Work

Today is International Women’s Day. We thought it fitting to highlight one example of the contribution that women have made...

World Book Day: Read a mill story and dress up as a miller

I well remember World Book Day from when my children were at primary school. Choosing a book to read and...

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