Author: Mildred Cookson

The Staff of Life

“If thou tastest a crust of bread, thou tastest all the stars and all the heavens. Bread is the king...

From Barrels to Sacks

The articles on which this newsletter is based first appeared in Mill Memories 26, Spring 2020 and 28, Spring 2021....

The British Engineering Works of William Gardner and Sons

Last May I featured William Gardner of Gloucester in a brief review of 10 succesful milling engineers with works in the UK. ...

Mills make the world go round

Mills are most well-known for grinding corn into flour. Over the centuries mills powered by wind, water and other power sources...

Rex as photographer and mill recorder

In our digital world, it is easy to forget the debt we owe to photography. Records of our 19th and...

Excavating a Cellar

Last month I mentioned that in 2017 the Mills Archive played a vital part in the rescue of an important...

Mills make the world go round

Mills are most well-known for grinding corn into flour. Over the centuries mills powered by wind, water and other power sources...

Tales from Rex Wailes: No half measures

Rex Wailes, like his father, was first and foremost an engineer, but soon became the authority on wind and watermills....

A Happy and Productive Partnership

One of our first visitors to the Archive, as we carefully start to welcome researchers back, expressed great interest in...

Our Milling Engineers and the Milling Revolution

Many articles from The Miller or Milling demonstrate the importance to the milling trade of conventions and exhibitions. Both these...

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