Author: Adam Marriott The Mills Archive picture of Foston windmill in their newly relased Flickr page at http://www.flickr.com/photos/millsarchive/ shows a mill whose sails I have always liked. Jon Sass once told me the miller made them himself out of telegraph poles from the nearby A1 which were being changed at the time. i wonder if there was…
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Old Glory
Author: Jim Woodward-Nutt There is a good article in the January edition of ‘Old Glory’ magazine on Polkey’s Drainage Mill, Norfolk, which has recently been restored by Vincent Pargeter. It might be a good idea if a few people wrote to ‘Old Glory’ about mills, to encourage them to put in more mill articles. Jim
Mill News 29 Dec 2008
Links this month feature a Dutch mill image library, a Canadian windmill and UK mills in Crosby, Brill and the Peak District. There is a plug for “Remembering Three Mills” and of course, Wallace and Gromit – required viewimg for all Health & Safety personnel. The full details follow: http://www.geheugenvannederland.nl/?/nl/items/RIJK01:SK-A-3082/&p=26&i=1&st=molen&sc=%28%27molen%27%20%2A%29%20and%20%28type%20any%20%27image%20video%20audio%20text%27%29/&wst=molenDutch Image library. Pictures very large…
Preston Mill near Faversham
Vincent Pargeter has commented on the curious sweeps on the smock mill near Faversham shown in the Mills Archive’s new Flickr site at http://www.flickr.com/photos/millsarchive/ The site and Vincent’s note are both of interest! The outer pair of sweeps on the flikr photo of the smock mill at Preston Nr Faversham are wide and significantly tapered. The…
Mills in Iceland
Peter Cobley wrote a nice piece on a windmill he discovered on a trip to Iceland. I am reminded of the 1976 Bibliotecha Molinologica publication by Beenhaker, which is now out of print, but there is a second-hand copy at http://shop.millsarchivetrust.org/ price £10.
Cap for Murphy windmill in Golden Gate Park
Author: Peter King Via a couple of small images on Flickr (1 and 2), I see that the cap for the Murphy windmill that is being rebuilt in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, appears to have arrived on site in the park. The Campaign to Save the Golden Gate Park Windmills is fairly quiet on progress, but does note…
Wokingham Watermills
Colin Mitchell has emailed asking for help with information on a second watermill in Wokingham, Berkshire. His query follows: Ken Major’s 1963 survey of Berkshire Watermills (Berkshire Archaeological Journal Volume 61 1963-4) shows two mills on the Emm Brook as it flowed through Wokingham. One of these, Emmbrook or Little Mill at OS 800695, has…
Millwrighting Tradition
Mike Beacham writes about traditional millwrighting practices and how they vary to meet specific regional needs. Examples from Schleswig-Holstein, Eire, Turkey and Britain are mentioned. The full article follows:Almost without exception, detailed studies of milling and its history will at some point refer to ‘millwrighting tradition’ to account for deviations from general practice, rather like…
Green Power is not so simple!
Frans Bouwers from Belgium responded to William Hill’s news item on watermills and green power (see the thread “Anyone interested in Mill News?”) by pointing out some of the problems with turbines in Flanders. His email follows:William Interesting bit on watermills and green power. Do all these millers that are so happy to generate electricity,…
Chislet Mill anyone?
Author: Virginia Silvester I have done a lot of research on the early millers at Chislet and this is detailed below. A follow-up item has also been posted; see http://www.millsarchivetrust.org/index.php/blogs/more/chislet_mill_historical_research_an_update/ I have been pleased to find the information about this mill on your website, and I thought you might like to know what I have…