Thank you so much to those who have become the first to adopt a collection! Read on to find out about one of our collections that has a well-timed political twist. The EM Gardner Collection was the first to be adopted, followed by the Jon Sass Collection. Since launching the Adopt a Collection initiative, we…
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Where would we be without our volunteers?
Volunteers’ Week is upon us! An annual event, 1st-7th June is a time for the nation to celebrate the difference volunteers make to every community across the country. So please join us in thanking the Mills Archive volunteers, past and present, without whom the Archive would not exist. The majority of our volunteers work on…
Horsey Windpump gets a new cap!
These spectacular images of Horsey Windpump in Norfolk being restored were captured earlier this week. Horsey Windpump, owned by the National Trust, is being restored as part of a £305,000 project to return the windpump to working order. We are grateful to Adrian Buck for sending these photos over – you can also see a short timelapse…
Roller flour mills at the Mills Archive
We’re adding to our extensive collections about traditional wind and water mills to tell the story of the most recent phase of flour milling, roller flour mills. Changes in technology in the 19th century including steam power and the development of the roller mill led to a revolution in flour milling in which rural wind…
Join the Great British Mill Race this National Mills Weekend
Celebrate National Mills Weekend this Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 May by taking part in the Great British Mill Race. This weekend marks National Mills Weekend 2017, organised by the SPAB Mills Section. National Mills Weekend is the annual festival of our milling heritage and provides you with a fantastic opportunity to visit mills, many of which…
Will you be one of the first to adopt a collection?
As of today there is a new way to look after the world’s milling heritage: Adopt a Collection. Will you be one of the first to adopt one of the Archive’s unique and precious collections? Adopt a Collection and express your passion for heritage. Take action and help us preserve and make available the valuable…
Grant success from the Pilgrim Trust!
We are delighted to announce that we have received a grant of £10,000 from the Pilgrim Trust. This grant goes towards a larger project, “Archives and Air Hangars”, which will see us take the important step in moving some of our material offsite so suitable archival storage. While we are happy to be based in…
Google use windmills to solve a weather problem
You may have missed this important announcement (dated 1 April) of the benefits of Google Wind to the Dutch. If only we had enough windmills in the UK that still worked – consider the possibilities! See https://youtu.be/QAwL0O5nXe0 for the full story!
5 reasons to join the Great British Mill Race this spring
Finally – the days are getting longer and the weather is improving (well, mostly!). High time to to get out and about to do some mill spotting… Take part in the Great British Mill Race competition and help us save a record of our milling heritage before it is lost forever. We need you to…
Help get this beautiful Brill Windmill book published by securing your copy
If you love windmills, you may well have visited Brill’s 17th-century post mill up on Brill Common. Photographer Tim Andrew has visited it hundreds of times over the last 25 years and is publishing a coffee table book full of fabulous photos captured when the light is glorious or there’s a community event that involves…