Author: Chris Viney

Gems of the Archive: Water and Wind

One of the things I have realised whilst working with the collections is how inspirational traditional milling has been to...

Appreciative penmanship

After a lifetime of milling, William Cornwell was presented with this attractive certificate. This attractive certificate was presented to William...

Unfolding a new era

You never know what may lie inside an advertisement. This Gem is a trade card for Washburn Crosby Company Flour...

Your fate is like that of man

“You worked blindly and towards an unknown end; but your end was certain.” This beautiful watercolour is from a collection...

Gems of the Archive: Trailblazing the way for Women’s Votes

With the gem page beginning to take shape, I thought I would share with you another peek at what I...

A direct hit

‘By a piece of singular good fortune, no one was killed.’ This book called A Train Errant shines a light on a...

Germans reborn

Mills are often used as a symbol of rebirth. This intriguing Gem is a pre-First World War postcard entitled ‘The...

Disasters

Mills are fabulous buildings; however, they are also incredibly fragile, and unfortunately they sometimes suffer huge disasters. See the items...

A brush with death

“It was then that she heard the bloodcurdling screams of her stricken husband.” This contemporary sketch was sold following a...

Gems of the Archive: The surprising link between the Mills Archive and WWI trains

Hello everyone! As Lucy mentioned last week I’m Chris and I am the new intern, I’m a Second Year History...

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