News - Mills

Our SPAB Mills Day Event: Mills At Risk on 30 November 2024 unambiguously brought attention to the plight of mills of all types in the UK.

Find your nearest participating mills and get involved with the fun!

Daniel Cheetham, carpenter and SPAB Millwright Fellow 2023, reflects on how he became involved with this critically endangered craft. 

As we approach National Mills Weekend, Bryony Robinson, Development Manager at John O’Groats Mill, kindly answered a few questions about this exciting project. 

Mildred Cookson, Chair of the SPAB Mills Section, reflects on how millwrighting has changed over the years and how we might keep this critically endangered craft alive. 

Find a mill open near you for National Mills Weekend (13-14 May) and take part in this annual celebration of our shared milling heritage.

SPAB Scotland looks back on some of the wonderful mills featured in last year’s event. 

A shingle maker and signwriter, 2022 SPAB Fellow Owen Bushell recounts his experiences so far...

Gifts in wills provide an enduring legacy that help us to protect old buildings. We’re immensely grateful that David Wynn of Fladbury Mill, Worcestershire, decided to leave the SPAB an extraordinary legacy – this beautiful watermill.

For National Mills Weekend, Roger Illsley explores the history of Scotland’s first successful steam powered flax mill, sadly now 'at risk'