Roller flour mills at the Mills Archive
We’re adding to our extensive collections about traditional wind and water mills to tell the story of the most recent phase of flour milling, roller
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International Women’s Day: a campaigner for mills and women’s rights…
Since International Women’s Day is now upon us, it seems apt to pay homage to some of the heroines of the mill world. And –
RIP Michael Harverson (1937 – 2017)
We are sorry to announce that Michael died on Thursday 2 March. He will be greatly missed by his many friends, including the staff and
New arrival at the Archive
Last Friday the Mills Archive received the Michael Dufau collection. This important and valuable collection of over 50 boxes comprising mill books and records was
Hear about life at Union Mill, Cranbrook
The latest additions to the Cranbrook mill archive are two audio recordings of reminiscences about life at the mill. You can hear the recordings here.
Oldland Mill archive online
The archives of Oldland Windmill, Keymer, have now been made available online. Oldland’s archive collection has been sorted, listed and digitised by mill archivist Peter
Union Mill, Cranbrook archive online
The archives of Union Mill in Cranbrook, Kent, collected by the late Wynn Tremenheere, are now available online. The smock mill in Cranbrook was built
The 4 top adventures of Arthur C Smith
Author: Hannah Pearce A tale from the Archive… You fall head first into a 6ft deep ditch, full of muddy water, with the bike that
The Mysterious Miss Pearce?
Author: Alex Keane My name is Alex and I’ve been volunteering in the library for over a year now. I have recently finished re-classifying the
The Mills Archive in ‘Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine!’
The June issue of Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine contains a double-page spread featuring an item from the Michael French Collection ‘Gem from the Archive’