Following a suggestion from the appeal committee, the Mills Archive is lending a hand with the Cross-in-Hand Appeal as it passes 20% of its funding target within 3 days of launch. Cross in Hand appealThe Mills Archive Trust (Registered Charity no 1155828) has indicated it is happy to pass on any donations (in full) that…
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Help to save Cross-in-Hand Windmill
Author: Doug Cairns, Rob Cumming, Peter Frazer, Bob Paterson and Adam Marriott New Mill, Cross-in-Hand is a Grade II listed windmill in East Sussex, England. Built in the early 19th Century she was the last windmill working by wind commercially in Sussex, ceasing in 1969. Since then her condition has deteriorated to the point where…
The Northwestern Miller
Update: As of April 2023, the Mills Archive Trust has digitised and made available online a decade’s worth of Northwestern Miller magazines—1930–1939. This project was made possible through grant funding and fills a gap in the digitisations of the magazine available online elsewhere. For more information on the project, please email outreach@millsarchive.org. To view the…
UK’s last two working tide mills collaborate
Author: Helen Robinson Teams from the two remaining working tide mills in Britain, Eling Tide Mill and Woodbridge Tide Mill in Suffolk met recently in Woodbridge to share their knowledge. The Eling Experience, which encompasses the 18th century tide mill and a visitor centre is about to undergo a £1.3million Heritage Lottery Fund supported restoration…
Hidden message in postcard
One of our regular volunteers, Tom Hine, showed me a postcard he had noticed while sorting through a big stack of them. At first he thought it was written in a foreign language, but take a closer look and you might be surprised… We were intrigued to spot that the author “Treb” – or Bert!…
Spring at the Mills Archive!
Hello everyone! Today I came into the Mills Archive and was greeted by Charlie sniffing me. I should mention that Charlie is a beautiful dog belonging to Michael Jones the House Manager. Michael has started planting bulbs ready for summer all around Watlington House and this year the Mills Archive staff have done their bit…
Meet Guy!
I don’t usually come into the Mills Archives on Fridays but I am really glad I did last week because I was introduced to Guy Boocock. The name may ring a bell because Guy has volunteered here 2 days a week since November 2010 and has accomplished some really amazing things in his time as…
How did the SPAB meeting go?
As you know, last week Ron, Mildred, Guy, Nataliya and Liz travelled down to London at a crazy hour in the morning to prepare for the Spring SPAB meeting and the Mills Archive bookshop. Liz and Nataliya got the 7am train to London which, as a seriously NON-morning person, makes me feel a little queasy…
Eling Experience closes for £1.3million improvements
Author: Helen Robinson Helen Robinson who is Eling Experience Manager has sent us a copy of their latest press release. Work is set to begin on developing one of the New Forest’s most important heritage attractions after the Eling Experience closed to the public on Saturday 28 February. New Forest District Council and Totton and…
Mills Archive Bookshop
When I came into the Mills Archive today, every surface was covered in books, boxes of books, bags of books and when Ron showed me his car, it too was bursting at the seams with books. This is because on Saturday 7th March, the SPAB are holding a Mills Section all-day meeting involving presentations, updates…