Author: Mike Beacham Suggestions appreciated! I have done some research which has pulled up a number of early patents and I wonder if anyone can give me more information.I wonder if anyone on the Mills Archive blog site can help? I was looking through the published state papers for 1623 – it’s the sort of…
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Windmills in Westerham, Kent, and horizontal mills
Author: Rob Cumming I have for a while been researching the windmills of Westerham in Kent, as part of a much larger study of sites in NW Kent. This is due in part to Coles-Finch making lots of errors over this way. However while doing this, I do appreciate what a massive task he faced.…
Foston Windmill
Author: Jon Sass I remember Foston Windmill very derelict in the early 1960s and still a noble landmark on the A1. I would like to amplify Adam’s post http://www.millsarchivetrust.org/index.php/blogs/more/sails_from_telgraph_poles Thanks for bringing my attention to the Flickr image http://www.flickr.com/photos/millsarchive/3133015091/ My information (via Rex Wailes) stated that the miller Mr Rowbottom made three new sails for the…
Pembrokeshire Mills
Author: Mike Bennett Can you help with a research project on an interesting area of Wales? I am compiling a list of all mills in Pembrokeshire: e.g. water, wind, flour, grist, woollen, etc, over 400 to date. I am also gradually starting to research their history as I discover information on the web and in…
Millers in Broughton by Brigg Lincolnshire
I’ve had another look at all the census records I have for Broughton mill and have put together a chronology of millers. I hope that this is of use/interest. Can anyone add information? Is this mill at Castlethorpe the one Nick refers to? Dear all, Any additions, comments or corrections would be welcome. 1841 -…
Sails from telegraph poles
Author: Adam Marriott The Mills Archive picture of Foston windmill in their newly relased Flickr page at http://www.flickr.com/photos/millsarchive/ shows a mill whose sails I have always liked. Jon Sass once told me the miller made them himself out of telegraph poles from the nearby A1 which were being changed at the time. i wonder if there was…
Old Glory
Author: Jim Woodward-Nutt There is a good article in the January edition of ‘Old Glory’ magazine on Polkey’s Drainage Mill, Norfolk, which has recently been restored by Vincent Pargeter. It might be a good idea if a few people wrote to ‘Old Glory’ about mills, to encourage them to put in more mill articles. Jim
Cap for Murphy windmill in Golden Gate Park
Author: Peter King Via a couple of small images on Flickr (1 and 2), I see that the cap for the Murphy windmill that is being rebuilt in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, appears to have arrived on site in the park. The Campaign to Save the Golden Gate Park Windmills is fairly quiet on progress, but does note…
Chislet Mill anyone?
Author: Virginia Silvester I have done a lot of research on the early millers at Chislet and this is detailed below. A follow-up item has also been posted; see http://www.millsarchivetrust.org/index.php/blogs/more/chislet_mill_historical_research_an_update/ I have been pleased to find the information about this mill on your website, and I thought you might like to know what I have…
The only English village with two working post mills?
Author: Sussex Mill On Thursday 23rd October 2008, Oldland Windmill ground flour for the first time in around 100 years. This post mill, along with Jack and Jill Windmills, is located in Hassocks, West Sussex. Jill Windmill has been grinding flour since 1986. On Saturday 9th May 2009 the sweeps of both Jill Windmill and…