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Saint Anthony’s Fire and Brimstone: Daily Bread or Daily Dread?

Everybody knows about the dangers of eating wild plants, and even experienced nature-lovers have to be careful when picking woodland...

Why I chose the Mills Archive Trust to start my voluntary work

One of our volunteers, Noor, has written about her experience at the Mills Archive: I am sure everyone has their...

The Devil’s Mill

The issue of The Miller dated 5 May 1930 contains this story about the ‘Devil’s Mill’ A miller’s apprentice loved...

Milling in 19th century Norway

While sat in a meeting in our Founders’ Room, my eyes travelled across the spines of the antiquarian books visible...

The story of Sant Janabai

An image found in Hindu temples shows a god and woman grinding together at a mill. This is the revered...

More mills in the news

Here’s another round up of mills featured in the news over the past few weeks. As we mentioned in our...

A tree swallows a mill

An article in “The Miller” dating from 1900 tells this wonderful story of the mill-swallowing tree. “The annexed cut, which...

The man in the brown paper boat: An epic voyage down the Thames

Sailing down the Thames in a brown paper boat is a rather unusual idea to say the least. One that...

Smugglers’ Mills and Nefarious Thrills

Throughout the ages, the role of the miller has been subject to all sorts of stories and stereotypes: millers have...

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If you’re stuck with nothing to do, try having a look through our Archive Catalogue, and help us improve our...

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