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Tools of the trade

Alongside papers and photographs, the Mills Archive also collects small milling artefacts. These are some I recently added to our...

As the Darkness Closes Round Us…

The artist Frank Brangwyn is famous for his cheerful watercolour and ink scenes of windmills, alongside which his annotations describe...

The Mills Archive receives the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service

We are thrilled to announce that the Mills Archive has been awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. To receive...

The Devil’s Art: The History of Gunpowder Manufacture

A man in a monk’s habit kneels on the floor, books and implements scattered about him. In his hand he...

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