The Summers letters are a unique collection of documents salvaged when a millwright’s workshops were converted into a garage in the late 1950s. They comprise mainly letters written by Robert Summers and his son, also called Robert, and letters written by their mill owner clients.
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 was born in 1761 in East Lothian in Scotland. Rennie showed a natural taste in engineering at a young age and trained in
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,
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
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