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Armistice 100: Armistice Day 11 November 1918 – a soldier’s view

“Dear Auntie, I escaped from Germany a few days ago and on crossing the frontier was told the very welcome...

Armistice 100: The Link Between the Archive and Great War Ambulance Trains

This week the Mills Archive has joined in with commemorating 100 years since the end of the First World War....

Armistice 100: The Great War and the Holmans

Like many companies in the milling industry, Holmans Millwrights of Canterbury had men enlist in the First World War. Those...

Heage Windmill Goes to Bed for the Winter

With the onset of November, some chilly frosty mornings and the dark nights creeping in, a lot of us are...

Milestone for millwrighting in the making

Development Assistant Lucy has just submitted an ambitious grant application to the Heritage Lottery Fund. Read on to find out...

Michael’s Middle Eastern Adventures

In 2016 when Michael Harverson passed away, his collection of mill material was left to us. We knew his collection...

Browse images by county and mill type

A new feature we have recently added to our Images and Documents catalogue allows you to browse images by country,...

Heritage Open Day a great success

On Saturday 8th September, the Mills Archive hosted a very successful Heritage Open Day. The event kicked off with much...

Gems of the Archive: Planning the Future

With the summer heatwave already fading into a distant memory I have come to the end of my internship. The...

Gems of the Archive: From Flour to Power

Hello, it’s me again. With just one week of my internship left to go, I thought this would be the...

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