Author: Nathanael Hodge

Ventnor Mill

Ventnor Mill was the oldest building in Ventnor on the Isle of Wight, which was, in about 1760, described as...

How Wheat Breaks

A guest post from Grant M. Campbell, Professor of Chemical Engineering, School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield “In these...

North Leverton Windmill

North Leverton Windmill has been milling since 1813. It is the only wind corn mill in England to have worked...

A Field Marshal, Two Rock Stars and a Cartoonist

What do these individuals have in common? They all owned or own watermills in southern and south-western counties of England....

A Slice of Milling History

The Millers’ Mutual Collection is one of the most important additions to our archives in recent years. As a national...

100,000 Records

At the end of 2024 we hit a significant milestone – the 100,000th item to be catalogued from our archive. And...

Thomas R Allinson (1858-1918)

Doctor, Healthy Eating Activist and Miller Thomas R Allinson was a British doctor, dietetic reformer, vegetarian activist and a miller. ...

Jeanette Gitobu

Jeanette Gitobu is currently the director of the Women in Wind Global Leadership Program, which promotes the expansion of women...

The Mills of Shushtar

In 1992 Michael Harverson visited Iran to look for watermills. One of the most memorable sites he visited was Shushtar...

Workshop – Caring for your collection

At the Mills Archive we recently made our first foray into delivery online webinars, on the topic of caring for...

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