Author: John Palmer The location of a vanished watermill called Lake Mill, together with a vanished weir, silted old mill stream and leats, has been decided. See here for an up-to-date web page and index. Help is needed to search for the weir remnants under the Dorset Stour, and to dig for mill remains near the A31. Permission of the…
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New at the archive: John Munnings Collection
A collection of detailed watermill sketches by artist John Munnings, together with his notes and the typescript for a book, is the latest addition to the archive. John Munnings (1916-1987) was the son of a miller and nephew of the artist Sir Alfred Munnings. He was born at Mendham Mill, Suffolk, and his planned book is full…
Graffiti scrawled on Rottingdean Windmill
The BBC has reported that graffiti has been daubed on Grade II listed Rottingdean Windmill, on the outskirts of Brighton. It is thought to have been defaced on Sunday night. A local resident, who lives near the windmill and also had his wall defaced, said he chased the culprits, two men in their late teens…
Arthur C. Smith, 1924-2013, RIP
Arthur died on Tuesday 18th June at a residential home in Newton Abbot. A polymath with strong interests in windmills, music, natural history and aeroplanes, he was the fittest of mill researchers and will be mourned by many. As author and publisher of the definitive “county” series of windmill books, covering many of the windmills…
Short video on Jack Mill repair proposals
Author: Simon Potter The BBC reports “Two landmark mills on the Sussex Downs, affectionately known as Jack and Jill, could be seen “dancing in the wind together” for the first time in living memory.” The 2-minute video is here The Jack and Jill Windmills Society is a Friend of the Mills Archive. Here is a our…
Mike Thurlow RIP
Mike Thurlow, miller at Letheringsett watermill, Norfolk, died in his sleep on the morning of 22nd June. He rescued Letheringsett mill near Holt mill in 1987. Not only did he bring it back into working order, he and his widow, Marion, built a thriving trade in their traditional stone-ground flour. As pointed out by Country file…
TEAMS: an update
Author: Bob Paterson PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TEAMS Mills Open Weekend Saturday 7th – Sunday 8th September 2013 2013 marks the 6th anniversary of the formation of TEAMS (The East Anglian Mills Society). To celebrate, we are organising a weekend where many of our member mills will be open to the public.TEAMS is a…
SPAB Mill News A4 editions
Members of the Mills Section have been enjoying a greatly enhanced Mill News for the last two years. The Archive bookshop is helping to spread the word by selling issues worldwide. All proceeds for these new publications are remitted to the Mills Section, and the first two issues can be found here. A snip at £5,…
Planning applications for Jack Windmill, Clayton
Author: Sussex Miller The planning application for Jack Windmill has been submitted. The documents are located at: http://planningpublicaccess.southdowns.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=MNJQ3MTU1V000 Anyone wishing to make representations about this application should do so on-line from the website http://planningpublicaccess.southdowns.gov.uk/online-applications/, quoting the case reference SDNP/13/02507/LIS, or by email to planning@southdowns.gov.uk, or in writing to Mid Sussex District Council, Oaklands Road, Haywards Heath, West…
TEAMS Mills Open Weekend
Author: Bob Paterson 2013 marks the 6th anniversary of the formation of TEAMS (the East Anglian Mills Society). To celebrate, we are organising a day where many of our member mills will be open to the public. Below is a list of mills open on Saturday 7th – Sunday 8th September 2013: Bardwell tower mill,…