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"Slowly sinking into decay"

Illustration in the 'West Sussex Gazette and South of England Advertiser' recording the District Council's decision not to take any action to reverse the decay into which Horsham's Town Mill is sinking.

"Old mill may turn again"

Piece in the Brighton 'Evening Argus' about how Woods Mill near Henfield has become the HQ for the Sussex Naturalists Trust and may get started up again just to illustrate how the old watermills worked.

"Three windmills selected for preservation"

Piece in the 'West Sussex Gazette' reporting the discussions by West Sussex County Council about which of their county's windmills should be picked for preservation. They were opposed. however, to preserving the combined wind-and-water mill at West Ashling since it was still lived in by the farmer who owned it.

"A Sussex windmills Survey"

Letter to the Editor of the 'Sussex County Magazine' from Mr. A. W. Tiffin of Staplehurst, saying that he had co-operated previously in a survey of Kentish windmills with Mr. W. Coles Finch and that gentleman would be most happy if a similar project for Sussex windmills could be set going.

"Three windmills to be 'Monument' "

Article from the 'Southern Weekly News' about today's meeting at which West Sussex County Council will consider whether to preserve three of the county's windmills as examples of their type.

"Sussex Wind and Water Mills"

Report in the 'Mid Sussex Times' of a talk, given to the Burgess Hill Townswomen's Guild, by Mr Raymond Chandler of Aldbourne, which included the windmill at Shipley which had been renovated by Mr Peter Powell of Coolham.

"Go with the flow!"

Article in the Property section of the 'Daily Mail' about Upper Crisbrook watermill near Maidstone, which is on the market for £1.25 million; and also Newbridge Mill, Coleman's Hatch in East Sussex, for which the 2015 asking price is £695,000.

"Room with a View"

Second cutting from the Brighton 'Argus' showing Bob "Bailey" who is selling off his windmill home [c.f CUTT-04427a where the owner is named as Bob "Baker" in a cutting from the SAME paper printed on the SAME date. Thanks to Phillip Hickson, of the Sussex Mills Group, by E-mail dated 8/9/16 to Elizabeth Trout, Librarian of The Mills Archive, the correct surname is "Baker". ]

"Breath of fresh air on the Downs"

Piece in the 'Argus' suggesting an interesting walk in the country around Jack and Jill Windmills., with a side glance at West Blatchington Mill, to celebrate National Mills Day 1998.

"More Vanishing Windmills"

Page 3 of R. Thurston Hopkins' article on "Vanishing Windmills" in 'Country Life', illustrated by Shire Mark Smock Mill, Ashurst Mill - the oldest mill in Sussex - and the brass in St. Margaret's Church at King's Lynn showing a medieval post-mill.

"Vanishing Windmills (Pt.2)"

Page 2 of R. Thurston Hopkins' article in 'Country Life' about Vanishing Windmills, illustrated by Ockley smock mill in Surrey, Chesterton Mill near Warwick, the smock mill at Sidley in Sussex, and Hilaire Belloc's Kings Mill at Shipley, Sussex.

"Ghostly coughing haunts windmills"

Article in 'The Leader' by Judy Middleton, quoting from her book "Ghosts of Sussex", about the haunting of the Jack and Jill windmills on Duncton Down above Clayton, which is believed to be the ghost of Mrs Anson who had lived there 40 years.

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