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Chesterton Windmill setting under threat: please sign the petition

The setting of this wonderful 350-year-old Grade I listed windmill is under threat from a proposed development of 3,000 houses...

Love language

Volunteer Ian Grainge describes his discovery of secret messages on innocent-looking postcards… In cataloguing part of the Brian Eighteen collection,...

Explore the story of flour milling: From Quern to Computer

Explore changes to corn milling technology, from animal, wind and water power to the modern day roller flour milling industry...

Working at the Mills Archive

My time working at the Mills Archive as Learning and Engagement Manager on the Heritage Lottery supported From Quern to...

From Quern to Computer: a History of Flour Milling Timeline

We are delighted to share with you our new interactive resources to discover the history of flour milling, from quern...

On a roll: the world’s first roller flour mill archive and library!

We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded £40,000 by the Garfield Weston Foundation, which has its own...

New arrival at the Archive

Last Friday the Mills Archive received the Michael Dufau collection. This important and valuable collection of over 50 boxes comprising...

Rotten Heritage!

Cliff Featherston of Upminster Windmill has sent us this striking photograph. It shows the cap frame during dismantling prior to...

Mills in the Snow

For a bit of festive fun, this month we’re sharing images of mills in the snow with you on social...

From Quern to Computer: a History of Flour Milling

Use our new interactive resources to discover the history of flour milling, from quern to computer. Do you want to...

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