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
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2018 Website Survey
Some of you may have had an email to tell you about this already, but if you’re not on our mailing list, consider this your
Be a Mills Detective: May edition
Can you help us identify these archive photos of watermill sites? Unfortunately, many of these are left unidentified or misidentified for various reasons. We need
Happy St Patrick’s Day: can you help us find out more about mills in Ireland?
As St Patrick’s Day gets underway, I thought I should share with you this article written by a recent Mills Archive volunteer. It shows some
Milling mystery solved
Thanks to everyone who got in touch about the mystery image we posted last week. It turns out to be an ‘old women mill’ or
Sifting through flour milling history
What do you know about the history of flour milling? From Quern to Computer, our Heritage Lottery Fund supported project, focuses on how the stories
Image identified as Partney Watermill
Thank you to Guy Boocock, James Wheeler and Leo van der Drift all of whom got in touch to let us know that the mill
Village pumps anyone?
Author: Dick Williams Whitmore and Binyon may have made their local village pump in Wickham Market (image) – but there are serious doubts. There is
Moving windmills
Author: Peter Clarke I am researching aspects of the life of the late Nevvar Hickmet who authored a pamphlet on moving windmills. Does anyone have
Mystery watermill
This image is a detail from a painting entitled ‘Fishing near the Mill, Sussex’ painted by Glendening in 1896. Can anyone identify the location and