William Hill’s recent list of Internet links to mill news includes an uplifiting article in Saga Magazine. In 2004 the mill lost out in the BBC’s Restoration programme. Five years on, the Trust has finally raised enough to start restoration. Its aim, says chairman Jana Hutt, is to repair the leaking buildings and set it…
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Goole mill to be revamped
Looking at this sorry photo, hard to disagree… http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1642454 The report http://www.goolecourier.co.uk/news/Windmill-revamped-by-Morrisons.5956876.jp from the Goole Courier says that Morrisons have applied for planning permission as part of big new supermarket development and wish to use the base as a store. The Grade II listed building looks in need of much work.
Hand Mills Anyone?
Author: Tacco Van Geertruyen I am an archaeology student at the university of Ghent (in Belgium) and I’m a bit stuck on the situation of the first rotating hand mills in England I specialise in industrial archaeology and am now working on my thesis. The subject I’m working on is millstones throughout the centuries. At…
Lytham Windmills Gets a New Website
Author: Steve Williams I have created a new website for Lytham Windmill. I keep adding bits now and then! The website at www.lythamwindmill.co.uk gives details about Lytham’s best known landmark, the Windmill. The mill contains a seasonal museum with a series of exhibits focussed on the “History of Mills and Milling” and the “Heritage of Lytham St Annes and…
Unknown windmill
Author: Andy Harris Can you advise on how to find out about this windmill or can anyone identify this? My parents were about to throw it away!!! I found 3 old paintings. I’m hoping to find out more about this painting of a windmill and why my grandparents and probably great- or even great-great-grand parents…
Bill Howell RIP
I have just heard from Willem van Bergen that Bill died earlier this year. The brother of Charlie, who died some years ago, he will be sadly missed Willem wrote: Dear all,sad news ….. I have to inform you that William Howell passed away on 1 November 2009. Most of us have known him as…
Speldhurst Mill Planning Application
Author: Rob Cumming I recently went down to Bradleys Mill, Speldhurst, near Tunbridge Wells in Kent, and was alarmed to find it fenced off, as if ready for redevelopment or conversion. The mill itself is a good example of a West Kent/Sussex village corn mill, and remains internally complete, although the waterwheel has deteriorated markedly…
Threat to Mill Groups
Mill Groups and other small organisations will not be able to receive donations by cheque from 2018. The Payments Council (a body run by the banks) has announced that banks will stop clearing cheques by 2018. This has major implications for older people, small businesses and charities. The argument is that payment by cheque is…
Online petition
Author: Jonathan Cook The Traditional Cornmillers Guild has logged an e-petition with No 10 Downing Street to raise our concerns regarding the impact of the proposed fortification of flour with folic acid on traditional milling in the UK. This has now been approved and can be accessed here: http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/folic-acid-mills/Please do your utmost to get customers…
Impact on mills of proposed legislation to fortify flour with folic acid
Author: Jonathan Cook The Traditional Cornmillers’ Guild asserts that implementation of proposed legislation may cause wind and water mills to have to cease flour production risking their future viability. Guild accepts there may be a scientific case for fortification of some flours to reduce such incidences but without an opt out from the proposed legislation,…