Author: Elizabeth Trout

Northwestern Miller journals arrive from the bindery

There was much excitement at the Mills Archive when the Northwestern Miller journals arrived from the Riley, Dunn & Wilson...

Another ‘busman’s holiday’ – the Mills Archive visit to the Berkshire Record Office

In December, you may remember that we were visited by staff at the Berkshire Record Office. Recently, we made a...

The Mills Archive awarded a grant from the Mercers’ Company to develop the Library and Reading Room

To mark National Libraries Day last weekend, it’s time to share to some exciting grant news from our library. Here...

Local archivists on a ‘busman’s holiday’

Over the past two weeks, the local Berkshire Record Office in Reading has been closed for its annual stocktake and...

Fire at t’mill – the 3500th press cutting and accompanying images from the Peter Dolman Collection

Last Friday, Talbot Green, a stalwart volunteer, reached a milestone – uploading the 3500th press cutting onto our Archive Catalogue....

Exploring the Mills Archive

The annual National Archives “Explore Your Archive” campaign from 14-22 November helps archives to promote their services and collections, and...

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...

Graffiti scrawled on Rottingdean Windmill

The BBC has reported that graffiti has been daubed on Grade II listed Rottingdean Windmill, on the outskirts of Brighton....

Historic Caerlee Mills in Innerleithen closes

The BBC has announced that Caerlee Mills in Innerleithen, in the Scottish Borders, has shut with the loss of 33...

Yet another fire at Sion Mills

Avid readers of Mill Writing may recall an item from Richard Mallett last October about a fire at Sion Mills....

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