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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...

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Mills in Iceland

Peter Cobley wrote a nice piece on a windmill he discovered on a trip to Iceland. I am reminded of...

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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...

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Wokingham Watermills

Colin Mitchell has emailed asking for help with information on a second watermill in Wokingham, Berkshire. His query follows: Ken...

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Millwrighting Tradition

Mike Beacham writes about traditional millwrighting practices and how they vary to meet specific regional needs. Examples from Schleswig-Holstein, Eire,...

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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...

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Chislet Mill anyone?

Author: Virginia Silvester I have done a lot of research on the early millers at Chislet and this is detailed...

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Sussex Industrial History Online

Don Cox has emailed to announce the annual periodical of the Sussex Industrial Archaeology Society, which includes the Sussex Mills...

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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....

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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...

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