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John Smeaton F.R.S (1724-1792)

By his definition, John Smeaton was not a millwright but a ‘civil engineer’. However, his contributions to millwrighting are too influential to ignore. Smeaton was

John Rennie (1761-1821)

John Rennie was born in 1761 in East Lothian in Scotland. Rennie showed a natural taste in engineering at a young age and trained in

Vincent Pargeter (1943-2015)

Vincent was born in Islington in late 1943. After attending school, he worked in Westminster Bank from 1961 until 1969. At the age of 27,

Peter C J Dolman (1955-2002)

Author: Vincent Pargeter Peter grew up in Bedfordshire, and it was here that his interest in mills was kindled. He visited Stevington post mill while