Birth: 30 August 1856 in Madras, India. Death: 23 June 1938 in Liverpool. Education: Received his education at the City of London Schools and then studied in Germany. Occupation: Grain Merchant; Statistician; Editor; Journalist Notable Accomplishments: Invoice clerk for the grain merchants Alexander & Co in London. Moved to Liverpool where he acted as a grain broker and dealer. In…
Birth: 5 May, 1864 in Chelmsford, Essex. Death: 5 July 1924 in Congleton, Cheshire. Education: Attended the Merchant Venturers College in Bristol and the Bristol School of Art. In 1887 he passed the qualification to become an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (A.R.I.B.A.). Occupation: Architect Notable Accomplishments: Started an independent architectural practice in Chelmsford in 1889. In…
Birth: 1869 in Manchester. Death: 14 February 1948 in Hull. Occupation: Architect Notable Accomplishments: He worked for many different companies before becoming chief assistant to Alfred Gelder in 1892 and they soon formed a partnership to found the firm Gelder and Kitchen. Together they were responsible for building and re-modelling many flour mills, including Clarence Flour Mill, Hull; Victoria Flour Mills, Grimsby; and…
Birth: 12 May 1855 in North Cave, near Hull. Death: 26 August 1941 in Hull. Occupation: Architect Notable Accomplishments: Opened an architectural practice in Hull in 1878. Built many flour mills for his friend, Joseph Rank, including Clarence Mills, Hull. In 1892 he took on Llewellyn Kitchen as a junior partner to set up the architectural firm Gelder and Kitchen. They continued to…
Alan Godfrey Crocker DSc FInstP CEng FSA (1935–2018) Alan’s lifetime of work with his wife, Glenys, ensured a lasting respect for a formidable legacy of research work in industrial archaeology and particularly in the study of gunpowder mills, paper mills and water turbines. Although they published separately from time to time, it was their team…
Painshill Park is threatened by Highways England plans to improve the M25 junction with the A3. You can help the Park and join RHS Wisley, CPRE and others by signing the petition to persuade the developers to rethink their plans. Noted for its landscapes and the lake, Painshill is proud of its waterwheel repaired 30…
The BBC has just reported that Bere Mill, Whitchurch has been destroyed by a fire that started at 22.00 Wednesday evening. Here is the report: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-42986229
A recent provocative paper entitled “Why are so few Domesday mills recorded in Devon and Cornwall? A new Thesis” suggests that the Survey did not pay sufficient attention to tide mills.The omission is particularly obvious in Devon and Cornwall but raises the issue that tide mills tended to ignored elsewhere in the country. Do you…
We are very sorry to announce that Derek passed away on 26 June. He was diagnosed with cancer some years ago and bravely made light of his illness. Derek was a trustee of the Mills Archive from 2004 until his retirement in August 2015. As a trustee he helped us enormously with the Frank Gregory…
1: INTRODUCTION2: EULOGY DELIVERED BY LUKE BONWICK AT MICHAEL’S FUNERAL.3: LIST OF PUBLICATIONS INTRODUCTION Michael was universally respected as a kind and gentle man; he was a gentleman and a scholar. Until his retirement in 2014, he was one of the original trustees of the Mills Archive Trust, appointed by the SPAB, and instrumental in…
