Author: Stuart Mousdale Does anyone know of any books, articles, etc which deal with estimating power output from water wheels or could comment on this subject? I work as a volunteer at Dunham Massey sawmill in Cheshire. Recently there has been some discussion amongst the mill stewards regarding the power output from the water wheel…
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The Story of Three Mills Island
Author: David Plunkett Please see the poster for The Story of Three Mills Island on Sunday 28th June. All at London’s largest Tide Mill, thanks to Beverley Charters and the folks at The House Mill, Bromley by Bow. Including Eling Experience, Hampshire Mills Group and not forgetting Tide Mills of Western Europe! Beverley wrote:Just thought…
Fire in the mill?
Author: Philip Hicks How many windmills had interior fireplaces? Do any still exist? Any help much appreciated!
Mills at Harby, Vale of Belvoir, Leicestershire
Author: Leslie Cram Information on mills at Harby in Leicestershire can be found on my website. The most useful links arehttp://www.harby.co.uk/directories.htmhttp://www.harby.co.uk/factfile.htmhttp://www.harby.co.uk/mill.htm We have done the best we can to get the information for the photographs correct. Sometimes, particularly for dates, we have made a guess. We will welcome any information that can be sent to…
Transfer of windmill or watermill technology
Author: Torben Jenk What evidence is there for transatlantic technology transfer as far as mill construction is concerned? I live near the former sites of Masters’ Tide Mill (ca. 1718), and Koster’s Wind-Mill and Boulting Mill (ca. 1750), both along the Delaware River in Philadelphia. I am particularly interested in learning about the likely technology…
Wind farm ‘kills Taiwanese goats’
Author: Cogito The BBC (Asia-Pacific News) reports a large number of goats in Taiwan may have died of exhaustion because of noise from a wind farm. A farmer on an outlying island told the BBC he had lost more than 400 animals after eight giant wind turbines were installed close to his grazing land. The…
Work on Brill Windmill progressing well
Author: Luke Bonwick Restoration work to this 17th-century windmill began with the removal of the sails in December 2008, and is on target for completion this summer. The mill, which is owned by Buckinghamshire County Council, is undergoing major repair to improve its appearance as a local landmark as well as to safeguard its historic…
Mystery watermill
Author: Peter Durham Please could you identify this mill? I have a painting which I think must be a copy of the same by A.R.Quinton entitled River Gissing. I have contacted the Norfolk Mills site and they have suggested that I contact you.Thank you for any help you can give.Peter Durham. petedrums@btinternet.com
Come and See Behind the Scenes on National Mills Weekend
Author: Sheila Viner As part of the 2009 National Mills Weekend we are opening our Archives and Library and would be delighted if you and any of your friends come to see us. Watlington House houses over a million items relating to wind/water/animal powered mills and milling families. As well as our comprehensive website http://www.millsarchive.com we provide…
Wolverton Watermill Stony Stratford Buckinghamshire
Author: Helen Armstrong-Smith I have written a summary of our findings which include a list of millers with tenancy dates, and details of the various alterations and extensions over the years. For our research we have mainly used local libraries, and an article in “The Watermills of Buckinghamshire” . The details are in the atttached…