A new documentary on BBC 2 will tell the story of an 18th Century water mill which was uncovered in the heart of Bristol. Digging for Britain, presented by Professor Alice Roberts, was recorded ...

The market town of Keighley in the city of Bradford was once a thriving mill town at the heart of Britain’s industrial revolution. But the decline of the UK textile industry has hit the local ...

Two historic Grade II-listed Sussex windmills have been named among the best in the UK. Windmill Hill in Hailsham and Rye Windmill were included in the list from Countryfile.

Woad has been grown for centuries in Great Britain and prepared for market as ... necessitating frequent removal of the woad mill and appurtenances to fresh sites. As in the case of many ancient ...

Steam-powered mills could produce more textiles quicker, so factory owners could look to sell their products to a wider market, both in Britain and abroad. This prompted improvements in transport.

The North Sea is one of the world's oldest offshore oil and gas basins where production has steadily declined as offshore wind has grown.