Author: Geoff Holman and Rob Cumming The next meeting of the Kent Mills Society will be at White Mill Sandwich on Saturday 25 June. All are welcome. The meeting is a good chance to look round the mill and museum and hear what is happening to KMS. The programme starts at 2pm and finishes at…
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Whitmore & Binyon – The Answer?
Author: Chris Wheeler In my blog from April 1st, I asked the question ‘Whatever happened to Whitmore & Binyon?’, and expressed the hope that after going through Peter’s notes and documents on the subject, I would be in some position to answer that question to a certain degree. Well, for the past month or so…
Moving windmills
Author: Peter Clarke I am researching aspects of the life of the late Nevvar Hickmet who authored a pamphlet on moving windmills. Does anyone have any idea how I could get a copy of this, please – just for reference purposes? Nevvar had the distinction of being the first Cypriot to become a Chartered Accountant…
Brixton Windmill – details of reopening
Author: Nancy Platts Brixton Windmill will reopen to the public on Monday 2nd May 2011. This photo was taken the day the sails went back on: 7th April 2011, a day that caused huge excitement amongst local people, the media and the Friends of Windmill Gardens. The grand opening will start with a May Day…
Coincidence or Not? – Southwold
Author: Chris Wheeler Further to my blog on Whitmore & Binyon, I have been working hard on Peter’s Collection for the past three weeks. During that time I have come across some interesting discoveries. One of these was a mill that I came across in Peter’s collection recently, namely Smith & Girling’s Steam Mill in…
Supporting salt-water milling
Author: John Goff; Earl Taylor; Bud Warren Hello tide mill enthusiasts. Please see our latest newsletter for what has been happening in the tide mill worlds. The newsletter is downloadable by clicking on the link beneath Related Articles below.
From Crop to Crust event, Sat 16th April, Stratford-upon-Avon
Author: Jonathan Cook You may be interested in Dan Lepard’s article on his website about the Crop to Crust Conference. Below, please find a link! Dan says, “This Saturday 16th April I’ll be speaking at “From Crop to Crust” conference, aiming to encourage more bakers to use the flour milled at their local windmills and…
James Waterfield explains Callington Windmill Workings
Author: Gareth Hughes A YouTube video from Tasmania captures James’ explanation of the newly-restored Callington Windmill. For the three-and-a-half minute video, see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vty8Yr6Fzpg
Whatever happened to Whitmore and Binyon?
Author: Chris Wheeler This is a question I have been asking all week. Having worked for 2 weeks on the partly indexed material on Lincolnshire and Suffolk windmills in Peter Dolman’s collection, this week I have turned my attention to Peter’s material on Whitmore and Binyon. None of this material has yet been catalogued or…
Peter Dolman Collection gets full-time attention
Author: Chris Wheeler The Mills Archive welcomes Chris Wheeler, seen here with established volunteers Talbot Green and Colin Mitchell. He will be following in the footsteps of Ken Kirsopp and Suzy Talbot by working on Peter’s huge collection. First, let me introduce myself, my name is Chris Wheeler, and I am one of five hundred…