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Mills have played a huge role in our lives for hundreds of years, from the primitive mill stone to more...

A recent training day at the Archive, run by conservator Victoria Stevens, saw volunteers try out conservation techniques including cleaning,...

Extracts from Rex Wailes’ 1929 diary of his trip to the USA and Canada. Part 23. 4. 6. 29. On...

Extracts from Rex Wailes’ 1929 diary of his trip to the USA and Canada. Part 22. 3.6.29 On Monday evening...

Extracts from Rex Wailes’ 1929 diary of his trip to the USA and Canada. Part 21. 30.5.29 I left Pittsburgh...

Extracts from Rex Wailes’ 1929 diary of his trip to the USA and Canada. Part 20. Observation platorm of a...

You may remember from a previous blog post the story of Albury Park Paper Mill, Guildford, Surrey and forged French...

Extracts from Rex Wailes’ 1929 diary of his trip to the USA and Canada. Part 19. Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church...

Have you ever heard the phrase ‘an honest miller has hairy palms’? Or perhaps the old expression ‘safe as a...

Extracts from Rex Wailes’ 1929 diary of his trip to the USA and Canada. Part 18. The Benjamin Franklin Bridge, Philadelphia,...

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