Bryan McGee, one of our correspondents, spotted this inscription on a trip to Washington DC: He writes: “I spotted this apposite inscription on the base of the National Archive Building. Regrettably many of those running our affairs are oblivious to such wisdom, so we have to do our best to enlighten them.Happy Archiving in 2015,…
Author: Ron Cookson
Mills Archive Research Prize Winner
The 2014 Mills Archive Research prize of £500 has been awarded to Edwin Trout for his work entitled “Traditional Milling Technology in the English Cement Industry 1796-1899”. Cement mills are a neglected area of research and Edwin’s paper demonstrates how the topic is of great interest. In his position as Manager of Information Services at the Concrete Society, he…
Eling Experience gets a £Million
In a major boost for the heritage of the area, the partnership of New Forest District Council and Totton and Eling Town Council has received a grant of £1.3m from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The grant will develop the ‘Eling Experience’, a tourist attraction which includes the historic Grade II* listed Tide Mill; Heritage…
In Memoriam Helen Major (1927 – 2013)
Helen died a year ago today (March 24) and we celebrate her life and work for mills. Although for years she provided the support for her husband Ken, in her last years she showed just how much she cared for mills. She was well-known in the mill world and much loved. Helen left most of…
Film stars!
The SPAB Mills Section has put forward an unusual programme for its next meeting in London on March 8th. The Mills Archive will be bringing its bookshop (including SPAB, TIMS and MRG publications) with its usual attractive selection from the more than 800 mill publications in our Internet shop. These include more than 200 “recent…
Flour power at Eling
Today’s Daily Telegraph highlights Eling Tide Mill’s search for a new miller and uses an editorial to emphasise the mill’s green credentials and excellent flour. The spendid photo (high quality version available on request) shows David Plunkett, who will train the candidate in “a job so unusual that applicants do not need any experience”. The…
Brian Hart RIP 11 February 2014
Otterton Mill website has announced the death of its Head Miller, Brian Hart. Fuill details may be found here. A personal message from Simon and Caroline Spiller indicates that he died after a brief struggle with pancreatic cancer and that he will be sorely missed. They say that messages of condolence may be left on the…
Ted Hazen RIP
We have heard from our friends in the USA that Ted Hazen died on Sunday afternoon, 1st December. His website Pond Lily Restorations was one of the first devoted to mill restoration in its many aspects and was a world-renowned source of information on even the oddest aspects of molinology. His website at http://www.angelfire.com/journal/pondlilymill/menu.html was always…
Roy Gregory’s obituary and funeral arrangements
The family would like to invite friends, family, colleagues and associates to celebrate Roy’s life at a service at Beverley Minster at noon on Friday November 22nd. Donations in aid of Roy’s chosen charities, SENSE, Macmillan Cancer Care and Cancer Research, can be made at the service. There will be a wake for all at…
Sacrewell Watermill Project Officer
The William Scott Abbott Trust has been awarded funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund to support the £1.7m Sacrewell Watermill Restoration Project and need a Project Officer. The Mill Project Officer will be play a key role in ensuring the project and its associated aims and objectives are delivered. The post holder will also be…