- CUTT-03079
- Item
- 20 April 1988
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Article from the 'Argus' about the way Roger Hoad has converted the former Lewes Prison mill building into a home.
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Part of Press Cuttings Collection
Article from the 'Argus' about the way Roger Hoad has converted the former Lewes Prison mill building into a home.
Part of Press Cuttings Collection
Illustrated piece from an unknown Sussex paper of unknown date, mentioning that a local windmill - presumably West Blatchington Mill - had been restored and re-opened by Hove Council.
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Article in the 'Worthing Herald' going into the movements during its life of the South Navarino Mill at Salvington: otherwise known as Worthing Mill.
"£7,000 to restore old windmill"
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Note in 'The Daily Telegraph' about the decision by East Sussex CC to back the restoration of the post mill at Cross-in-Hand with a sum of £7,000 and a long-term lease.
"£7,000 needed to save windmill"
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Note in 'The Daily Telegraph' about the proposals to get Cross-in-Hand post mill working again grinding cattle feed.
"£47,500 for mod.con. windmill"
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Note in the 'Evening Argus' about the proposed sale of the former Patcham windmill, now converted into a house.
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Appeal to the readers of the 'Sussex Express' from Mr Henry Blyth, one of the trustees of the almost-200-year-old Rottingdean Mill, to help save it from falling down.
"£4,000 is needed to repair windmill"
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Cutting from the 'Eastbourne Gazette' about the Rottingdean Preservation Society's urgent need for £4K to fix a twist in the structure and a broken sweep, before next winter's bad weather arrives.
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Note in an unknown paper about the grant by Brighton Council of £1,000 to Rottingdean Preservation Society to match the similar sum already raised for repairs to the local windmill.
"£100 will go to saving the windmill"
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Cutting from the Brighton 'Evening Argus' about the first contribution to the fund for purchasing and restoring Polegate windmill, against the Preservation Order obtained by the Eastbourne & District Preservation Society.
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Cutting from the 'Eastbourne Herald Chronicle' about the contribution to the fund to buy and restore Polegate windmill, agreed by Hailsham RDC at their latest meeting.
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Cutting from 'West Sussex Gazette' of an article by Mary Taylor describing the developments in Littlehampton. It includes details of Arun Mill being built on the east bank of the harbour in 183, as well as its use as a flour mill and later a brewery, and some other historical details.
"W.S.C.C. Planning Application delays"
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Report in the 'West Sussex Gazette' on the discussions about why planning applications were taking so long to process, and how well the appeal for contributions to the Windmill Preservation Fund was going.
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Continuation of the piece in the 'Bexhill-on-Sea Observer' about the collapse of Downs Mill in Bexhill.
"Wow! How does one move a windmill?"
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Cutting from 'Evening Argus' describing the challenge faced by millwright Mr. Edwin Hole when he had to dismantle and relocate Jolesfield windmill near Partridge Green to the grounds of Gatwick Manor. The article provides a brief history of the mill and details of the relocation process.
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Cutting from 'The Herald' of an article by Henfrey Smail detailing the history of the Broadwater mill in Worthing, including its ownership and eventual ruin. The article then continues on to describe Salvington mill, again going over its history, ownership, and technical role.
"Worthing to spend £1,800 to save mill - before they have bought it"
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Cutting from the 'Sussex Daily News' reporting the decision by Worthing Town Council to spend money on woodworm prevention - before they even owned it - by a vote of 16 to 14.
"Work to lift the cap off windmill"
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Cutting from an unknown source describing the removal of the cap on Barnham Windmill as part of the restoration effort done there. The article also includes an appeal to the public for funds to complete the restoration.
"Work on mill stops - it is dangerous"
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Cutting from the 'Evening Standard' about the poor state of the main timbers of Jill windmill, discovered during the repainting work for Henry Longhurst the owner.
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Photo from the 'West Sussex Gazette' showing how a new roundhouse is starting at High Salvington Windmill, with various local craftsmen being involved in its construction.