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The Research Association of British Flour Millers

The Research Association of British Flour Millers was founded in 1923 to carry out scientific research that would benefit the...

Mill Cat with a Mission: The story of Puss in Boots

The Northwestern Miller journal was published from 1880 to 1973. Alongside the colourful covers which featured themes such as food...

The History of Hydropower

Hydropower can be generated in many different ways. It can come from tides, waves, and rivers, all of which have...

The Millwright’s Books

The Mills Archive contains a wealth of knowledge on millwrighting, particularly in our library. The millwrighting books in our collection...

Flat Caps for Millers and Millwrights

The flat cap can be traced back to the 14th century in Northern England, when it was more likely to...

From Stone to Steel in Norfolk’s Flour Mills

In the golden age of roller milling, a few exceptional country mills stood out not only for their technical advancement...

The History of Wind Turbines

Early mill engineers were concerned with converting the kinetic energy of wind and water into motive power for turning wheels...

The Letters of Millwright Robert Summers

The Summers letters are a unique collection of documents salvaged when a millwright’s workshops were converted into a garage in...

Peter Musgrove Receives CBE

Dr Peter Musgrove has been made a CBE, “for services to renewable energy” in the King's Birthday Honours List. CBE...

Successful Country Mills

During my research at the Mills Archive, I often encounter records of successful country mills from the early 20th century....

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