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Newsletter 85, Summer
2009
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Tail Race
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You’ve read the factual account of a tide mills convention, now read
The Tide Mill, a novel. The author, Richard Herley, sets it in 13th
century Sussex and combines details of medieval engineering, economics and law
with an illicit love affair. One reader describes it as “a fascinating
exploration of medieval theology and its conflict with the secular
administration. As well, we have an extremely detailed, and absolutely
absorbing, foray into medieval engineering. The design of the mill is
described in some detail and I must admit I had absolutely no idea that medieval
engineers were so sophisticated. Herley must have done an incredible
amount of research…how a manor was run, relations of serfs, freemen and nobles,
clothing…..” Not available in bookshops, this is an e-book which can be
downloaded from www.richardherley.com.for a modest donation of about £3. |
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Early Ordnance Survey maps were produced from a national survey
of England and Wales at the end of the 18th
century.
Cassini Old Series Maps
are reprints of these, ideal for the local historian for the detail included
i.e. mills, smithies and hamlets, and showing transition caused by changes in
travel methods and population growth through the past two centuries.
Visit
www.cassini.com
or your local independent bookstore for more information on what’s available.
Chudleigh
Mill,
on the river Yeo in Somerset is promising homeowners free electricity for ten
years from a hydropower scheme which will generate 20KW of power per hour and
cover at least 95% of electricity costs.
The original mill buildings are being restored and
converted and together with some new flats constructed using eco friendly
materials including a rainwater recycling tank, are due for completion later
this year. After the 10 years, home owners will pay the developers a nominal fee
to help to cover running costs of the scheme. Source: New Builder 21/11/08
British
Waterways
In partnership with The Small Hydro Company, said it intended to build 25
small-scale hydro-electric schemes
with a capacity of 40MW, enough to power 40,000 homes. The hydro initiative
hopes to raise £120m in private capital over the next three years, create 150
construction jobs and reduce CO2 emissions by 110,000 tonnes annually..
Underwater turbines will be installed next to existing weirs and will not affect
the navigation of canals and rivers. Larger waterways such as the Trent and
Severn rivers will be used for the first hydro power projects, with many of the
installations likely to be located in the East Midlands and Yorkshire. It is
hoped the first of the 25 hydro installations will be generating renewable
electricity by 2010.
Source The Guardian
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