William Hill’s most recent news circular details 11 Internet links including comments on the sale of Thorpeness (pictured) as well as material on Jack, Stone Cross and Upminster http://www.skegnessstandard.co.uk/lifestyle/leisure/heritage_mill_in_crisis_after_cold_sparks_devastating_flood_1_2202751Burg le Marsh mill flooded http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/politics/thorpeness_questions_over_windmill_sale_1_771672 More grim news over Thorpeness Windmill? http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/midwales/hi/people_and_places/newsid_9344000/9344756.stm Talgarth Water mill gets further lottery win http://www.appolicious.com/education/apps/88384-windmill-sumoto Windmill Application for your iPhone http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/11872548 Lovedays Watermill Mill for…
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Mill Spies Stole Secrets
OK, it was in the early 19th century, but this fascinating story of early industrial espionage is worth reading! Derek Ogden and Gerald Bost explain how American milling secrets were taken back to Germany to the benefit of European mills. This book, based on an 1832 publication in Berlin, describes Ganzel & Wulff’s journey round…
Jack and Duncton Windmills up for sale
The two windmills, granary, house and grounds are now up for grabs at £1.45 million. Details on the estate agent’s website: http://residentialsearch.savills.co.uk/property-detail/292146 UPDATE FROM THE MID SUSSEX TIMES 3 FEB 2011 English Heritage says it would step in to save Jack for the nation if a buyer cannot be found A spokesman for English Heritage…
Conservation and analysis of the UK’s oldest windmills
This promises to be an interesting seminar to be held at the Museum of English Rural Life on 18 January. The speaker is Luke Bonwick Admission to the seminars is free and open to all, but as places for some of the seminars are limited, MERL request that you let them know in advance if…
New TIMS Website
Author: Willem van Bergen The new website of The International Molinological Society is now online under a new URL: http://www.molinology.org Have a look at it and at the same time, check the information on the next TIMS Symposium in Denmark in 2011.
SPAB Mill Repair Fund Appeal
The SPAB Mills Section has just launched an appeal for contributions to its Mill Repair Fund. Pointing out that a small amount of money can go a long way to help keep a mill standing, we are asking members and the public for funds to allow practical steps to help those mills we have left.…
Corn Mills on London Bridge
This nice stamp shows old London Bridge. I know that there were at some time waterwheels under the arches and I am trying to find out more about the London Bridge corn mills. Can anyone help? Wikipedia ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Bridge#.22Old.22_.28Medieval.29_London_Bridge ) states: The medieval bridge had 19 small arches and a drawbridge with a defensive gatehouse at the…
East End’s Three Mills site gets restoration ‘green light’ in time for Olympics
House Mill in LB Newham – a Grade I-listed flour mill of international importance and perched on the edge of the Olympic Park – has been given the green light by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for a £2.65million* grant. A development grant of £248,000 has been awarded to help the River Lea Tidal Mill…
Holgate Windmill needs your help!
Author: Geraldine Mathieson Please help spread the word of how a little contribution can make a big difference to a worthy windmill under restoration, and thanks to the internet, you don’t even have to live in Yorkshire or watch Calendar to do it. Just make a note of the voting date on your calendar. Thanks,…
Hallam Ashley Book
Author: Jim Woodward-Nutt It has just occurred to me that I didn’t see the new book of Hallam Ashley photographs on the Mills Archive bookstall on Saturday. It is called ‘Traditional Crafts and Industries in East Anglia – The Photographic Legacy of Hallam Ashley’, published by English Heritage at £16.99; 176pp A4.It contains a large…