Authors: Christopher Viney and Lydia Smith Before wind and water were harnessed, the strength of people and animals was used...
by Lydia Smith and Christopher Viney Fundamental changes in the ways mills worked and the effects they had on people’s...
Mills are fabulous buildings; however, they are also incredibly fragile, and unfortunately they sometimes suffer huge disasters. See the items...
Author: Simon Keith Summary It has been frequently noted by those analysing the 1086 Domesday survey that there are fewer...
From the end of the 19th century, the traditional technique of using stones to grind wheat into flour was superseded...
The Mill Sometime between 11.00pm and 1.00am on Thursday 3rd July 1884, flames were seen coming from windows of the...
Authors: Martin and Sue Watts Introduction Nearly 120 years ago Richard Bennett, director of the United Grain Elevator Co. Ltd,...
Overview There was a time when every village had its wind or watermill; when mills were everywhere – an essential...
Introduction Originally this book was to be about windmills only. They had long held a certain fascination for me, and...
Overview Rex Wailes’ Finnish Mills collection has been catalogued and digitised as part of the Reading Internship Scheme run by The Mills...
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