Colin Mitchell has emailed asking for help with information on a second watermill in Wokingham, Berkshire. His query follows: Ken Major’s 1963 survey of Berkshire Watermills (Berkshire Archaeological Journal Volume 61 1963-4) shows two mills on the Emm Brook as it flowed through Wokingham. One of these, Emmbrook or Little Mill at OS 800695, has…
Author: Ron Cookson
Green Power is not so simple!
Frans Bouwers from Belgium responded to William Hill’s news item on watermills and green power (see the thread “Anyone interested in Mill News?”) by pointing out some of the problems with turbines in Flanders. His email follows:William Interesting bit on watermills and green power. Do all these millers that are so happy to generate electricity,…
Sussex Industrial History Online
Don Cox has emailed to announce the annual periodical of the Sussex Industrial Archaeology Society, which includes the Sussex Mills Group, is now available online.There are many articles on Sussex mills there and in particular:-Vol. 18 – 1988 is devoted entirely to “The Windmills and Millers of Brighton”.Vol. 29 – 1999 is also devoted entirely…
Frank Gregory and his model of Nutley Mill
The photograph was probably taken in about 1970. Frank displays his model of Nutley post mill which shows the mill in its restored state. It looks as if it is standing on a specially-prepared platform, which takes the form of a millstone, in Frank’s garden!According to my records, the project to restore the mill began…
Anyone Interested in Mill News?
William Hill regularly circulates a list of links to current media reports on windmills and watermills. I have copied his latest circular below. Comments welcome on the news items and on whether we should include the list in Mill Writing! http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=71396§ionid=351020105 800-year-old watermill found in Iran http://www.questbg.com/en/property/renovating/621-unusual-homes ‘New’ Mills in Bulgaria http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?Parakeets_destroying_precious_windmill&in_article_id=362878&in_page_id=34 Parquets in Croydon http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/Dome-just-tops-it-all.4621170.jp Elwick Windmill http://www.bbc.co.uk/tees/content/articles/2008/10/04/elwick_windmill_feature.shtml & http://www.sunderlandecho.com/daily/The-winds-of-change.4621285.jp …
What has happened to Mill Research?
Although we get a steady stream of enquiries at the Mills Archive, most originate from family historians or owners of mills with very specific interests. Where are the researchers with a wider field of enquiry? As an interested observer, rather than a subject specialist, I expected groups such as the Mills Research Group to have…
Has anyone got other good pictures of the man?
This picture shows Frank in April 1990. The photograph was taken by Mildred at the re-opening of Lowfield Heath Windmill by Princess Alexandra. As we want the best tribute we can make for Frank, we need more good pictures of him. Frank was an enthusiastic photographer (see the image!) but like others who are keen…