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A Slice of Milling History

The Millers’ Mutual Collection is one of the most important additions to our archives in recent years. As a national...

Margery Kempe: Mystic and Medieval Miller

For International Women’s Day we have reproduced below one of the biographies of women millers from our online exhibition where...

Roll out the Barrel

Flour packaging has always been important for millers, and has changed greatly over time – had it not progressed alongside...

The Mill Architect

I first met architect John Reynolds when I was editing the Mills and Millers of Hampshire set of books for...

Caring for an Icon

Hardley Mill in need of repair in 1950, Karl Wood Windmill Sketches—WOOD-M1378. Repairs began on Hardley Mill in 2008. Half...

The Story of Wind Energy in Europe

Introducing a new project, and how you can help tell the story Wind power has a rich history, shaping Europe’s...

100,000 Records

At the end of 2024 we hit a significant milestone – the 100,000th item to be catalogued from our archive. And...

A Wind Power Pioneer

My journey began over coffee and biscuits at the dining table of Dr Peter J Musgrove......

The Staff of Life

“If thou tastest a crust of bread, thou tastest all the stars and all the heavens. Bread is the king...

The Mills of Shushtar

In 1992 Michael Harverson visited Iran to look for watermills. One of the most memorable sites he visited was Shushtar...

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