Author: Ron Cookson

Win £500 – two weeks until the deadline

A final reminder that the Mills Archive’s successful research competition is running for the second time, and proposed titles must...

A Stunning New Windmill Book

The Mills Archive Library was delighted to receive a copy of this new book from the author, Helmut Dollhopf. Although...

Arthur C. Smith, 1924-2013, RIP

Arthur died on Tuesday 18th June at a residential home in Newton Abbot. A polymath with strong interests in windmills,...

Mike Thurlow RIP

Mike Thurlow, miller at Letheringsett watermill, Norfolk, died in his sleep on the morning of 22nd June. He rescued Letheringsett...

SPAB Mill News A4 editions

Members of the Mills Section have been enjoying a greatly enhanced Mill News for the last two years. The Archive...

The Mills of Ickleford

An exhibition at St Katherine’s Church, Ickleford, Hertfordshire, will be held on June 22nd and 23rd. The exhibition will include...

The Funeral of Helen Major 1927 – 2013

Helen’s funeral will take place on Tuesday 16 April 2013. Her cremation at Reading Crematorium (South Chapel) at 10.45 will...

Helen Major RIP 1927 – 2013

Helen Major passed away peacefully on the evening of Sunday March 24th. RIP Helen was well known in the mill...

Hot off the press!

An important and unusual book, “Mapping the windmill” represents a new approach to the literature of mills and the sheer...

Windsor Castle hydro power passes test and ready to start

BBC Berkshire has just announced that cable tests, which caused delays, have now been successfully completed, Two giant water turbines...

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