Author: Lydia Smith

My final blog!

This is my final day at the Archive! It feels like yesterday that I was writing my first ever blog...

WWII windmill cartoon mystery

A few weeks ago Ron gave me a fascinating World War 2 propaganda cartoon to look at. It features Mussolini...

The mill cartoonist

Don Paterson was a prominent figure in the mill world, a widely respected man with a talent for wit and...

A Mill Murder Mystery!

The Northwestern Miller is fast becoming a favourite in finding inspiration for my blogs! This week’s topic comes from one...

What do an artist, a queen and a launderer have in common?

You may have heard of City Mill in Winchester, but did you know it is connected to world famous artist...

How millers fared in Soviet Russia

In this week’s blog I’d like to tell you about an article from the Northwestern Miller on the Soviet Union’s...

The Flying Highwayman

A search through part of the John Munnings Collection (one of my favourites!) revealed the tale of a miller’s son...

The mill that was once a warship

As I was starting this week’s blog entry I was reminded of all the drawings in the John Munnings’ Collection...

What is a beehive quern?

On Monday we paid a visit to Reading Museum, so Hannah and I could see some more of the Archive’s...

The Ghanaian travels of Stephen Buckland

Hello again! As my fourth week at the Archive is beginning, I am starting to compile a series of gems...

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