Archives for London reports that, “Once again the Croydon Archives are under threat from closure”, and “The Consultation closes at midnight on 15th January which is a Tuesday”. Croydon Council’s proposal is to reduce the Croydon archives to the ‘statutory minimum’ and thereby save £105,000, which would mean the loss of its staff and effective…
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Dampness through windmill walls
Author: Matt and Claire Lakin We live in a 1768 brick windmill and spent last year lime re-repointing outside and lime plastering inside. Over the last couple of months however large areas of damp have appeared on the inside of the walls. This sounds like a common problem in windmills – especially with the weather…
Fancy painting a mill?
Here might be a good place to start. William Hill has pointed out that there are 1780 mill paintings only a click away. They are part of the national collection of paintings. They have been published on the web by “Your Paintings”, which is a joint initiative between the BBC, the Public Catalogue Foundation (a…
Another mystery mill
Author: Sheila Viner and Mick Edgeworth This photo is another one in the series of framed but untitled pictures of mills which adorn one of the restaurant walls at Longbridge Mill, Sherfield on Loddon in Hampshire, where we are part of the milling team. Can anyone identify it? Books covering mills of various regions have…
Vampire scare at a mill
Vampire alert issued by Serbian council: a municipal council in western Serbia has reportedly issued a public health warning claiming that a vampire is on the loose. The Daily Telegraph (1st December 2012) reports: Sales of garlic are booming near the village of Zarozje after the council advised villagers to use the herb to ward…
Mystery watermill
Author: Sheila Viner and Mick Edgeworth This photo is one of a series of framed but untitled pictures of mills which adorn one of the restaurant walls at Longbridge Mill, Sherfield on Loddon in Hampshire, where we are part of the milling team. Can anyone identify it? Books covering mills of various regions have been…
Mills Archive Heritage Survey
Our survey of Mills Archive users attracted a very encouraging 35% response rate and the results were impressively consistent. Four separate areas of our activity were covered: the physical amenities we offer, our Internet services, the content of our collections and our education and outreach services. The top results in each category were: The most important amenities…
Crab mills anyone?
Author: Stuart Mousdale Is anyone familiar with the term “crab mill”? I have seen this in several place names on the first edition OS map for Cheshire. I assume that it refers to a horse-powered mill for apple crushing or cider making.
Tilting at windmills
I came across this cigarette card on the internet showing a familiar Don Quixote scene with DQ attacking a giant/windmill. The scene includes two postmills. Modern la Mancha mills at la Consuegra are of course tower mills. I was wondering whether the earlier mills were of the post type, or is the artist here showing…
Insurance and the restoration of Jack Windmill
Author: Sussex Miller In May 2012 Jack Windmill changed hands for the first time in 35 years. The new owners are keen to ensure that the ravages of time can be significantly reversed in order to bring the mill buildings back into a state that all enthusiastic millers would wish them to be. Volunteers have…