Author: Mildred Cookson

Mills make the world go round saw mills

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

British and Irish Flour Mills. James Comerford’s Roller Mills, County Wicklow, Ireland

As with my previous articles, I have chosen accounts from The Miller or Milling describing successful mills from the early...

Mills make the world go round – Incense mills

Incense is made from tree resin, roots, flowers or seeds and produces a sweet smell when burnt. It has been...

British and Irish Flour Mills 2

North Shore Mills Liverpool                                                                   Mildred Cookson Victorian Milling Journals   The Miller and Milling are the two...

Derek Ogden Collection

A millwright for many years, Derek Ogden repaired mills throughout the UK until he moved to the USA in 1974,...

Chesterton Windmill setting under threat: please sign the petition

The setting of this wonderful 350-year-old Grade I listed windmill is under threat from a proposed development of 3,000 houses...

Roy Gregory RIP 8 November 2013

Roy Gregory, very unexpectedly passed away early on Friday morning 8 November. Roy’s family have emailed inviting all of those...

Water courses and water power

The Association for Industrial Archaeology is holding an interesting meeting on the weekend of 13th-14th April. FROM THE AIA WEBSITE:...

Looking after your mill, 19th October 2012

Interest in the forthcoming one day course in popular maintenance series run by the Mills Section is such that we...

SPAB Mill Repair Fund Appeal

The SPAB Mills Section has just launched an appeal for contributions to its Mill Repair Fund. Pointing out that a...

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