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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...

Volunteer Spotlight: The Millers of the Past

Author: Pru Barrett In November 2017, Ron Cookson asked me if I would like to compile a database of millers,...

National Mills Weekend 2019 – report and pictures!

The sun was shining and the weather was warm last weekend: the perfect weather to celebrate National Mills Weekend! A...

Volunteer Spotlight: Tolkien’s Token Mill

In the wake of the recent premiere of the film ‘Tolkien’, about the life of the famous author of The...

Gems of the Archive: Hand to Mouth

Although most of the records we hold at the Archive are in paper form, or similar – photos, drawings, documents,...

County Day Series: Huntingdonshire – the Paine’s mills of St Neots

Huntingdonshire was an historic county until it was merged with Cambridgeshire in 1974. However, in 1984, the district was reinstated...

Rudyard Kipling, Mill Enthusiast: World Poetry Day 2019

Today is World Poetry Day, an event to promote and to “give fresh recognition and impetus to national, regional and...

Nomination of the Mills Archive for the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service

The Mills Archive are thrilled to announce that we have been nominated for the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. To...

Heritage Partner Spotlight: Eling Tide Mill Experience Celebrates One Year Anniversary!

Today the spotlight is on one of our Heritage Partners, Eling Tide Mill! On Tuesday 9th April, Eling Tide Mill...

Gems of the Archive: Of War and Waterwheels

You may be familiar with the artist Sir Alfred Munnings, known for his impressive oil paintings of everything equine: from...

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