Author: Eric Foster In 2009 my wife purchased Maiden Newton Mill in Dorset, which was in a derelict state. All water channels were silted up and the millpond was non-existent. The sluice gates were unworkable and the waterwheel installed in 1840 was in a bad state of repair. Unfortunately all of the milling machinery had…
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Mills Archive success in winning HLF grant!
The Mills Archive has won a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to extend and improve our Friends organisation. The grant forms part of the HLF’s Catalyst scheme to improve the long-term viability of charities such as ours. The funding for our project – Making friends, engaging people – will offer us several strategic opportunities and will…
Ted Hazen RIP
We have heard from our friends in the USA that Ted Hazen died on Sunday afternoon, 1st December. His website Pond Lily Restorations was one of the first devoted to mill restoration in its many aspects and was a world-renowned source of information on even the oddest aspects of molinology. His website at http://www.angelfire.com/journal/pondlilymill/menu.html was always…
A photograph on iron
One of the oldest photos in the archive is this c.1880 image of Mr Holman and his employees, printed on iron. Tintypes or Ferrotypes were an early form of photograph. A sheet of thin, varnished iron (not tin, despite the name) was coated with photographic emulsion and exposed to light. This picture from the Geoff Holman…
Roy Gregory’s obituary and funeral arrangements
The family would like to invite friends, family, colleagues and associates to celebrate Roy’s life at a service at Beverley Minster at noon on Friday November 22nd. Donations in aid of Roy’s chosen charities, SENSE, Macmillan Cancer Care and Cancer Research, can be made at the service. There will be a wake for all at…
Sacrewell Watermill Project Officer
The William Scott Abbott Trust has been awarded funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund to support the £1.7m Sacrewell Watermill Restoration Project and need a Project Officer. The Mill Project Officer will be play a key role in ensuring the project and its associated aims and objectives are delivered. The post holder will also be…
Win £500 – two weeks until the deadline
A final reminder that the Mills Archive’s successful research competition is running for the second time, and proposed titles must be submitted by the 1st December 2013. Completed entries must be submitted by 31st May 2014 and the winning submissions will be announced by 31st July 2014. Two prizes are offered. The Research Prize of £500…
Roy Gregory RIP 8 November 2013
Roy Gregory, very unexpectedly passed away early on Friday morning 8 November. Roy’s family have emailed inviting all of those who knew Roy to pay tribute and celebrate his life and work. There will be more information regarding the service and proceedings over the coming week. Roy has been a serious student of the history…
Why 5th November is an important date for The Mills Archive
No, it’s not because of Bonfire Night! It was on 5th November 5 years ago that Elizabeth Trout first joined the Archive as a volunteer before becoming our Information Manager in 2011. Elizabeth provides a valuable role in answering enquiries from the public on a wide range of issues, and uses her experience as a…
A Stunning New Windmill Book
The Mills Archive Library was delighted to receive a copy of this new book from the author, Helmut Dollhopf. Although written in German, it is worth having just for the beautiful and unusual photographs of windmills from 20 European countries. The author wrote: As the publishing company has gone bankrupt, people can order the book for…