Category: Traditional Mill Research and Preservation

Windmills of Nantucket – Rex Wailes

In 1929 Rex Wailes visited the island of Nantucket during his trip to the USA and Canada. This is his...

Vincent Pargeter (1943-2015)

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

James Venn (1921- 2014)

James Herbert Venn was born on 30th December 1921 at Furze Platt in Maidenhead.  He developed an interest in mills...

Helen Major (1927–2013)

Helen Major (1927 – 2013) was an amateur historian and an active volunteer at the Mills Archive. Helen was well...

Niall Roberts (1922-2010)

Author: Michael Harverson Niall’s active interest in mills began when Wimbledon Common windmill, close to his home in New Malden,...

Alan Crocker (1935-2018)

Alan Godfrey Crocker DSc FInstP CEng FSA (1935–2018) Alan’s lifetime of work with his wife, Glenys, ensured a lasting respect...

Kenneth G Farries (d 1986)

Kenneth G Farries was one of the most productive and influential authors on windmills in the 20th century. The work...

Don Paterson (d. 2002)

Don Paterson was a great lover of Lancashire mills with roots at Bretherton.  In 1982 he and Mildred Cookson decided...

Roy Gregory (d. 2013)

Roy was a serious student of the history and conservation of windmills since 1974 when he took responsibility for the...

Michael Harverson (1937-2017)

INTRODUCTION Michael was universally respected as a kind and gentle man; he was a gentleman and a scholar. Until his...

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