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Photo and caption in the 'Brighton Evening Argus' showing the Downs mill in Bexhill with one of its sweeps lying on the ground after the recent gale. The owner, Mr C. J. Hoad, is shown describing the damage to visitors.
"Down Mill crashes after 230 years"
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Article in the 'Bexhill-on-Sea Observer' about the collapse of Down Mill during a violent rain-storm recently.
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Continuation of the piece in the 'Bexhill-on-Sea Observer' about the collapse of Downs Mill in Bexhill.
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Note in the 'Evening Standard' about the two famous South Downs windmills, Jack & Jill, going up for sale.
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Note in 'Cycling' magazine about Jack & Jill Mills at Clayton being up for sale.
"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.
"CLAYTON -"Jill's" timbers in bad condition"
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Note in the 'West Sussex Gazette' about the extra expence which restoration of the Jill windmill will involve Cuckfield R.D.C.in finding.
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Photo from the 'Southern Weekly News' showing the extent to which the mill is now wrapped in scaffolding, and decorators providing scale.
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Illustrated article from the 'Evening Argus' showing the construction of new sweeps for Jill windmill at Edwin Hole's foundary in Burgess Hill.
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Photo in the 'Yorkshire Evening Post' showing the fitting of a new sweep to the Jill windmill on the South Downs.
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Note in the 'Mid Sussex Times' how Cuckfield Rural District Council were finding it much more expensive to complete the repairs they had begun when agreeing to have the sweeps removed from the Jill windmill.
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Note in 'The Star' on the decision to spend money preserving the Jill windmill at Clayton on the South Downs.
"Jack and Jill are up for sale"
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Cutting from the 'Brighton Evening Argus' about Henry Longhurst's decision to put his windmill homes up for sale.
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Note in the 'Cork Examiner' about Henry Longhurst's decision to sell off his windmill homes on the Sussex South Downs.
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Piece from the 'Mid Sussex Times' on the steps having to be taken by Cuckfield Rural Council to remove a large pile of litter which has been left in the car park at Clayton Mills, and to place litter bins there.
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Piece in the 'Brighton Evening Argus' about Henry Longhurst's decision to withdraw his Clayton windmills from the market.
"Coffee mornings at Clayton windmills"
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Note in the 'Mid Sussex Times' about the successful coffee morning which Clayton and Keymer Branch of the British Legion's Womens Section held in the windmills at the Longhurst's invitation.
"Please bring your own butler"
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Piece in the "Town and Country" section of 'Country Life' how the volunteers coming to Clayton windmills were asked to bring along their own rubbish sacks.
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Note in the 'Brighton Evening Argus' that, due to the rising cost, Cuckfield Rural Council are reconsidering their decision to renovate the Clayton windmills.
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Cutting from the 'Brighton Evening Argus' about how Cuckfield RDC are to ask Burgess Hill RDC for help with the cost of repairs to the Clayton windmills - since they share the view of the landmarks.