Hello, my name is Guy Boocock and I have been a work experience volunteer here at MAT since November 2010. As you may have read in Mill Writing or in Mill Memories, I and colleague Liz Bartram were lucky enough to win a place on the 2012 Vodafone Foundation – World of Difference UK programme – a…
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Mills Archive research competition to run again
Author: Peter King The Mills Archive’s successful research competition is to be held for the second time, with proposed titles required by 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 is…
Share your mill memories at Brixton Windmill open day
Author: Dee Byrne The Friends of Windmill Gardens launched Mill Memories (not to be confused with the newsletter of the Mills Archive!) in April this year with a call for members of the public to contribute their memories and stories of Brixton Windmill. Many people have now come forward to contribute. As well as hearing…
Rescue anyone?
Author: David Haygreen I am renovating an old mill in North Wales and need to scrap or sell about five large gear sets associated with the running. Are these of interest to you or anyone you know? It seems a shame to cut them up for scrap value. I would guess the weights are around…
Take a tour of Brixton Windmill on National Mills Weekend
Author: Dee Byrne Brixton Windmill will be opening to the public for guided tours in celebration of this year’s National Mills Weekend, which falls on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th May. The weekend is dedicated to celebrating our milling heritage and offers an opportunity to visit mills all over the UK. At Brixton Windmill there…
The Mills of Ickleford
An exhibition at St Katherine’s Church, Ickleford, Hertfordshire, will be held on June 22nd and 23rd. The exhibition will include photographs and painting of the mills and a timeline showing significant events in their history back to Domesday. Progress on the archaeology and historical research on Hyde mill will also be displayed. More information can…
Waterpump – Adair & Co., Liverpool
Author: Carl Ahlstrom (via Simon Potter) Some years ago you helped us when we were restoring a windmill on Gotland, Sweden. Now we have a new project, a wind-powered waterpump. Would you know someone that would know anything about Adair & Co. of Liverpool? We want to know the size and shape of the wings.…
Students at the Mills Archive
My name is Liz Bartram, and I recently won a place on the Vodafone World of Difference programme. The programme selects the winners from thousands of applicants to work for their chosen charity and get paid for their time. The past few weeks have flown by since I began my project at my chosen charity,…
The Funeral of Helen Major 1927 – 2013
Helen’s funeral will take place on Tuesday 16 April 2013. Her cremation at Reading Crematorium (South Chapel) at 10.45 will be followed by a thanksgiving service at St John and St Stephen’s Parish Church in Reading at 12 noon, followed by lunch at 1pm. You are very welcome to come to both or either service…
Historic Caerlee Mills in Innerleithen closes
The BBC has announced that Caerlee Mills in Innerleithen, in the Scottish Borders, has shut with the loss of 33 jobs. Three staff have been retained to help in winding down the business. The image is from the mill’s website. Efforts to save Scotland’s oldest continually-operating textile mill from closure failed with the gates of the…