Don Cox has emailed to announce the annual periodical of the Sussex Industrial Archaeology Society, which includes the Sussex Mills Group, is now available online.There are many articles on Sussex mills there and in particular:-Vol. 18 – 1988 is devoted entirely to “The Windmills and Millers of Brighton”.Vol. 29 – 1999 is also devoted entirely…
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The only English village with two working post mills?
Author: Sussex Mill On Thursday 23rd October 2008, Oldland Windmill ground flour for the first time in around 100 years. This post mill, along with Jack and Jill Windmills, is located in Hassocks, West Sussex. Jill Windmill has been grinding flour since 1986. On Saturday 9th May 2009 the sweeps of both Jill Windmill and…
Frank Gregory and his model of Nutley Mill
The photograph was probably taken in about 1970. Frank displays his model of Nutley post mill which shows the mill in its restored state. It looks as if it is standing on a specially-prepared platform, which takes the form of a millstone, in Frank’s garden!According to my records, the project to restore the mill began…
Maud Foster windmill has lost a sail
Author: Peter King In the high winds of last weekend, 8th-9th November, Maud Foster mill in Boston had one of its sails snapped off, and fall through the roof of the neighbouring building. As Maud Foster is a 5 sailed working windmill, the loss of one sail means the mill will be out of action…
Anyone Interested in Mill News?
William Hill regularly circulates a list of links to current media reports on windmills and watermills. I have copied his latest circular below. Comments welcome on the news items and on whether we should include the list in Mill Writing! http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=71396§ionid=351020105 800-year-old watermill found in Iran http://www.questbg.com/en/property/renovating/621-unusual-homes ‘New’ Mills in Bulgaria http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?Parakeets_destroying_precious_windmill&in_article_id=362878&in_page_id=34 Parquets in Croydon http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/Dome-just-tops-it-all.4621170.jp Elwick Windmill http://www.bbc.co.uk/tees/content/articles/2008/10/04/elwick_windmill_feature.shtml & http://www.sunderlandecho.com/daily/The-winds-of-change.4621285.jp …
What has happened to Mill Research?
Although we get a steady stream of enquiries at the Mills Archive, most originate from family historians or owners of mills with very specific interests. Where are the researchers with a wider field of enquiry? As an interested observer, rather than a subject specialist, I expected groups such as the Mills Research Group to have…
Has anyone got other good pictures of the man?
This picture shows Frank in April 1990. The photograph was taken by Mildred at the re-opening of Lowfield Heath Windmill by Princess Alexandra. As we want the best tribute we can make for Frank, we need more good pictures of him. Frank was an enthusiastic photographer (see the image!) but like others who are keen…