Mills – and our supporters – make the world go ‘round
In the New Year, we launched an appeal for funds towards a new project, ‘Mills make the world go ‘round’. We had been promised £15,000
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Succession breeds success: one year on
At the time of writing this article we are one year into our National Lottery Heritage Fund-supported project, Succession Breeds Success, and I find myself
Gems of the Archive: Drama, Scandal and Mills
With a title that sounds like it comes straight from a John le Carré spy novel, our Gems of the Archive story featuring the unusual
A visit to Wright’s flour mill
Last week Liz and I had the privilege of visiting Ponders End Mills, the home of family milling business G R Wright and Sons. Above:
New Collections 2018
Each year we submit a list of all our acquisitions to the National Archives. 2018 saw an interesting and varied array of collections and smaller
Help save your industrial heritage!
Please support “Mills make the world go ‘round’”, a vital project that needs your help. The Foyle Foundation has pledged £15,000 if we can raise
“The Oldest Bread in the World: the earliest-known evidence of bread-making”
Recent findings at a 14,000-year-old archaeological site in Amman, Jordan have rewritten the history of bread-making by 5,000 years! Rebecca Sherratt, Production editor, reports on
Armistice 100: Armistice Day 11 November 1918 – a soldier’s view
“Dear Auntie, I escaped from Germany a few days ago and on crossing the frontier was told the very welcome news that an armistice was
Armistice 100: The Link Between the Archive and Great War Ambulance Trains
This week the Mills Archive has joined in with commemorating 100 years since the end of the First World War. Ahead of the upcoming launch
Armistice 100: The Great War and the Holmans
Like many companies in the milling industry, Holmans Millwrights of Canterbury had men enlist in the First World War. Those who faced active service had