Month: May 2019

The Devil’s Art: The History of Gunpowder Manufacture

A man in a monk’s habit kneels on the floor, books and implements scattered about him. In his hand he...

Volunteer Spotlight: The Millers of the Past

Author: Pru Barrett In November 2017, Ron Cookson asked me if I would like to compile a database of millers,...

National Mills Weekend 2019 – report and pictures!

The sun was shining and the weather was warm last weekend: the perfect weather to celebrate National Mills Weekend! A...

Volunteer Spotlight: Tolkien’s Token Mill

In the wake of the recent premiere of the film ‘Tolkien’, about the life of the famous author of The...

Kenneth G Farries (d 1986)

Kenneth G Farries was one of the most productive and influential authors on windmills in the 20th century. The work...

Don Paterson (d. 2002)

Don Paterson was a great lover of Lancashire mills with roots at Bretherton.  In 1982 he and Mildred Cookson decided...

Roy Gregory (d. 2013)

Roy was a serious student of the history and conservation of windmills since 1974 when he took responsibility for the...

Gems of the Archive: Hand to Mouth

Although most of the records we hold at the Archive are in paper form, or similar – photos, drawings, documents,...

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