Author: Lucy Noble

The Watermill Warrior

In the year 1892, a formidable force arrived on British shores: a lady by the name of Emilie Montgomery Gardner,...

The Friends’ Garden Party was a Great Success!

Last Saturday, the Mills Archive opened its doors to welcome our Friends of the Archive, volunteers and alumni to our...

As the Darkness Closes Round Us…

The artist Frank Brangwyn is famous for his cheerful watercolour and ink scenes of windmills, alongside which his annotations describe...

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...

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,...

Rudyard Kipling, Mill Enthusiast: World Poetry Day 2019

Today is World Poetry Day, an event to promote and to “give fresh recognition and impetus to national, regional and...

Heritage Partner Spotlight: Eling Tide Mill Experience Celebrates One Year Anniversary!

Today the spotlight is on one of our Heritage Partners, Eling Tide Mill! On Tuesday 9th April, Eling Tide Mill...

Gems of the Archive: Of War and Waterwheels

You may be familiar with the artist Sir Alfred Munnings, known for his impressive oil paintings of everything equine: from...

Roundup of the SPAB Mills Section Spring Meeting 2019

On Saturday 9th March, Ron, Mildred and I travelled to London for one of the big events in the Mills...

Gems of the Archive: The Women Who Mill Alone

In recognition of International Women’s Day on 8th March, in this week’s blog we are showing our appreciation for women...

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