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Frank Gregory Online Launched

Frank Gregory Online has involved the cataloguing and digitisation of more than 30,000 new archival items from the collection of...

Albert Ribbans – who was he?

Albert Ribbans seems to have painted in watercolour several wind and watermills, including Garboldisham and this painting of Balsham in...

Another Excellent Windmill Book

This has been a good summer for windmill books in the UK! The latest by Mike Norrey, launched in September...

A Passion for Mill Repair

May I bring to your attention the meeting at the Artworkers’ Guild in London on November 13 organised by the...

Rope as brake construction

Author: Ruurd-Jakob Nauta All the windmills in The Netherlands have a brake made out of wood or iron. My own...

Tide Mill Institute 2010 Conference

HERITAGE AND SUSTAINABILITY – The 6th Annual Tide Mill Conference – November 12 and 13, 2010, Massachusetts, USA The Tide...

Come and see us in Reading

The Mills Archive is holding Open Days to mark National Heritage Weekend. For the first time Watlington House itself will...

National Lottery Share for Heritage consultation closes on 21 August 2010

It sounds as though more Lottery money will be coming to heritage projects! This is a welcome reversal of the...

A much awaited new edition

The original version of Guise and Lees’ book on Anglesey was so successful, the authors wished they had published a...

Brill Windmill – major new book

Luke Bonwick’s new book published this month looks to be a winner! Subtitled “The History, Technology, Conservation and Repair of...

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