Gordon King, volunteer at Oldland Windmill, filmed an important event at the mill when it was powered once again to grind corn, but this time with some help from Jess. Jess is a Marshall Traction Engine, built in 1908. Read on to find the link to the video clip. Peter Sheppard of Oldland Windmill, tells…
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Exploring one of our Friends’ privileges: high-resolution images
Did you know that as a Friend you can download 5 free high-resolution images from our catalogue, every month? To mark the launch of our new website and online catalogue and to thank our supporters, we introduced a new privilege for our Friends. As a Friend, you can log onto our website and browse our…
Finished Finnish Project
Hello everyone, I hope this finds you well. As I type I’ve just completed a series of webpages on my project, which can be found under the ‘Features and Articles’ section on the website. Hopefully this will be able to give you a final thorough and comprehensive view of the collection and show what information…
Cement mills anyone?
The winning entry in the second biennial Mills Archive Research Competition is now available. The 54 page A4 book,written by Edwin Trout, covers the use of Traditional Milling Technology in the English Cement Industry, 1796-1899. The early technology of cement milling is a neglected aspect of the history of the cement industry, accounts of which…
Mystery mill identified – but do you know more?
Someone recently got in touch with us about a photograph from his great grandfather’s collection. It shows what was – until yesterday – an unidentified watermill, and makes for a striking image. The watermill has now been identified as Newark Mill in Surrey, which was destroyed by fire in 1966. The photo is believed to…
A part of England…inside a Finnish mill!
Hi everyone, I hope you’re well and the past couple of weeks have been enjoyable for you. If you’re thinking I’ve been quiet on the blog recently, it’s because my six-week internship ended in the middle of July, and since then I have been working on my third year History dissertation. The thought of it…
Oldland Windmill powered by steam once more
Hello everyone! I wanted to do a big shout out and congratulations today to our Friends at Oldland Windmill who have been featured in Vintage Spirit magazine for their unique steam powered windmill (you can see the steam engine in this photo, which was kindly provided by the team at Oldland). It is great to…
Getting back into it…
Hello again everyone! It’s been almost a year since I left the Mills Archive, and I feel very happy and nostalgic to be blogging for them again. I am writing from my home in Mombasa, Kenya, where I will be keeping an eye out for any interesting milling stories that I can share with you…
Holman Bros., Millwrights of Canterbury
Hello everyone! You might remember me briefly mentioning Guy’s presentation at the SPAB meeting a few months ago on the Holman Brothers, Millwrights of Canterbury. Well I am pleased to announce that Guy has created some webpages related to the months of work on the completion of the book on the history of the Holman…
Job advert: Learning and Engagement Manager
We are recruiting for a paid position that is central to our new HLF-funded project, Quern to Computer. We are looking for someone to coordinate and promote the development and implementation of the learning and engagement aspects of the Quern to Computer programme, in particular the coordination and delivery of an online timeline and the…