This history of the flour milling industry was written by Hugh Barty-King to be published in 1978 to commemorate the centenary of the National Association for British and Irish Mills. Concerns from some members of the Association that parts of the work might prove to be bad publicity for the industry led the Association to veto the publication.
This copy was compiled by Rob Shorland-Ball in 2012, and consists of Barty-King's draft with some additional notes and copies of obituaries and news articles.
Double-sided cutting. Page 624 describes the unique grain handling plant at Silvertown Mills. (The article finishes mid-sentence and is continued in DUFF-SBK-104. Page 623 discusses the "Future Prospects of the British Milling Trade".
The first cutting describes the fire at Cleator Moor Flour Mill, near Whitehaven, and the second details an anecdote after a meeting of the National Association of British and Irish Millers.
Two articles from The Miller in 1908, one looking at the technology used in Longstock Mill in Stockbridge and the other discussing roller machinery at Napper's Mill in Sutton. There are 3 cuttings from 1890 discussing the creation of an insurers specifically for mill fires. The final cutting is from 1890, the Financial Times, describing a change in fraud laws.
1 cutting discusses the difficulties in insuring mills against fire for a profitable margin, and the other cutting, from The Miller, details new construction work for Lincoln Co-operative Mill and Bakery, including new milling machinery, a new building and a switch from steam to electric power.
The first cutting is an article in The Insurance News showing correspondence to the editor regarding corn mill fires, detailing the costs of damages and the most common times and causes for fires. The second cutting details the success of the burial fund business Prudential Assurance Company Limited.
Ledger, accounts book, wages and salaries books, correspondence, financial details, architects' plans, Henry Simon specifications, articles of association for F T Wood and Sons and the National Association of British and Irish Millers.