Author: Hannah Pomeroy

Mills in the Second World War – Hannah Pomeroy

This Gun Who is this man,This man who holds a gun?His gun is differentYet, it is the same…His has a...

Mill Fires

October, 1886: After a hard day at work you are asleep in your bed, the chill of the autumn day...

Building a Mill: Workforce

The mill has now been built and filled with the best, new machinery. However, ‘Fine buildings, located on traffic arteries,...

Unusual places to find a mill

This article first appeared on our blog in January 2018.  Boat Mill, 19th century (Mills Archive Collection, MCFC-ENG-064) If asked to...

My final blog…

I have come to the final day of my internship. Little did I think when I started back in the...

Milling Families

Those of you who follow The Mills Archive on social media will know that we have recently started highlighting different...

Roller milling romances

With the romance of Valentine’s Day recently past, this blog is looking at some of the romantic stories that have...

The Invisible Gender?

In a week which has seen the celebration of 100 years since women were first given the right to vote,...

Six Nations

This weekend sees the beginning of the Six Nations, so whether you’re planning on following the games or doing everything...

Meg O’ The Mill

It was Burns Night last night, so it seemed appropriate to start this week’s blog with a poem by Robert...

Catgerories