Links

Heritage Groups, Trusts, and Archives

Mills Archive Trust - a charity which holds over 100,000 records about mills in their Reading archive.

SPAB Mills Section - the UK’s national organisation for protecting and promoting traditional windmills and watermills. They provide technical advice, training and funding for the sympathetic repair of mills and their machinery; campaign to save traditional mills from destruction and conversion; and celebrate our milling heritage through National Mills Weekend, the nation’s annual celebration of mills and milling on the second weekend of May.

The Traditional Cornmillers Guild - The Guild provides information, support and advice for the traditional windmills and watermills in Britain that have remained in production or have been brought back into full working order.

Midlands Wind and Water Mills Group - a voluntary, not-for-profit independent society for mill enthusiasts.

Birmingham Heritage Forum - an independent society run by a committee of volunteers for organisations within the Birmingham area concerned with collections, historic sites, museums, galleries, churches, gardens, and visitor services.

Other Mills

Wikipedia's List of UK Watermills - a crowdsourced list of surviving watermills and tide mills in the United Kingdom.

Sarehole Mill - a 250 year old watermill at Hall Green, Birmingham, famous for its association with author J.R.R Tolkien. This is Birmingham's only other water mill, and is 10½ miles from New Hall Mill.

Berkswell Windmill - the Facebook Page for a local restored tower windmill with sails with regular Open Days. It is 18 miles from New Hall Mill.

Wheat Resources

John Innes Centre - The John Innes Centre is an independent, international centre of excellence in plant science, genetics and microbiology, the source of some material used for our wheat displays.