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From Crop to Crust event, Sat 16th April, Stratford-upon-Avon
Author: Jonathan Cook You may be interested in Dan Lepard’s article on his website about the Crop to Crust Conference. Below, please find a link! Dan says, “This Saturday 16th April I’ll be speaking at “From Crop to Crust” conference, aiming to encourage more bakers to use the flour milled at their local windmills and…
James Waterfield explains Callington Windmill Workings
Author: Gareth Hughes A YouTube video from Tasmania captures James’ explanation of the newly-restored Callington Windmill. For the three-and-a-half minute video, see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vty8Yr6Fzpg
Martin Watts excavates Somerset watermill with the Time Team
A second Time Team episode featuring a watermill excavation will air this Sunday, 10th April, at 5.30pm on Channel 4. “Come and have a look at this, Tony!” Under the guidance of Devon millwright and mill author Martin Watts, the team investigate the site of a lost watermill with local and regional connections. The programme’s…
Joseph Thompson RIP
A former owner of Skidby Windmill has died. Joseph Thompson, 94, was descended from the Thompson family who had run Skidby Mill since the 19th century. Mr Thompson sold the mill to Beverley Borough Council for £1 in 1966 and was instrumental in setting up the Museum Of East Riding Rural Life, which now occupies…
Whatever happened to Whitmore and Binyon?
Author: Chris Wheeler This is a question I have been asking all week. Having worked for 2 weeks on the partly indexed material on Lincolnshire and Suffolk windmills in Peter Dolman’s collection, this week I have turned my attention to Peter’s material on Whitmore and Binyon. None of this material has yet been catalogued or…
Peter Dolman Collection gets full-time attention
Author: Chris Wheeler The Mills Archive welcomes Chris Wheeler, seen here with established volunteers Talbot Green and Colin Mitchell. He will be following in the footsteps of Ken Kirsopp and Suzy Talbot by working on Peter’s huge collection. First, let me introduce myself, my name is Chris Wheeler, and I am one of five hundred…
Charlwood flour miller or flour mill owner named William Simmons
Author: Dave Simmons Hello from the USA. I wonder if someone may be interested in assisting me…. In the time frame of 1830 to 1867 there lived a flour miller at Charlwood, near Horley, named William Simmons. This is verified by the census records. His sons included William Simmons, Jr., Leonard O., Alfred A., Archibald A. and…
Argos Hill Windmill Rescue Appeal
Standing astride Argos Hill, between Mayfield and Rotherfield, the Grade 2* listed windmill is a sorry sight of decay and demise. A shadow of its former self, this historic windmill has spent the past 5 years shrouded in scaffolding. But the future looks bright for the Argos Hill Windmill as a group of local enthusiasts…
“Diek” Medendorp RIP
William Hill has highlighted a report in Holland Sentinel that Jan Diederik “Diek” Medendorp died on 4 January 2011 aged 89 Diek was the Dutch millwright who dismantled the windmill deZwaan in Vinkel, North Brabant, the Netherlands, and then rebuilt it in Holland. Michigan. The full report can be read at http://www.hollandsentinel.com/feature/x1254718900/Millwright-who-rebuilt-deZwaan-windmill-in-Holland-dies-at-89