The Mills Archive was established in 2002 as a permanent repository for historical and contemporary material on traditional mills and milling, and to make that material available for public inspection and use in research and learning The Mills Archive holds a wealth of information about people, providing a rich source for both family history and social history Our shop provides the Mills Archive Trust, an educational charity, with an important source of funds, and allows you to browse and purchase books and other items of interest relating to traditional mills and milling The Archive is managed by the Mills Archive Trust We extend a warm welcome to family, local, national and international historians, as well as to those who simply want to find out more about our milling heritage