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"Preserving Britain's Windmills"

Cutting from "The Daily Mail". A letter to this paper explaining that the purpose of the Windmill Section of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings is "to give assistance in the repair both of working mills and of those that remain as landmarks".

"English Windmills by M I Batten

Cutting from "Kent and Sussex Post" reporting that the Architectural Press have just published an interesting "work" on "English Windmills" by the author M I Batten under the auspices of the SPAB. It makes mention of the fact that Windmills are "rapidly becoming things of the past", though many still remain.

"Shirley Windmill"

Cutting from "Croydon Advertiser". The old windmill at Shirley village is a familiar landmark in the Shirley Hills.

"The Winds of Change Blow By"

Article in 'The Illustrated Carpenter and Builder' by Reece Winstone A.R.P.S., F.R.S.A. on the theme of the variety of windmills and the arrival of the new wind turbine being put up at St.Albans that should generate 100 kW in a 30 mile per hou. wind.

"Another Windmill Gone"

Cutting from "Southport Visitor" reporting that another windmill had been destroyed resulting from a grass fire. There was no water available at the site to prevent the mill becoming a heap of charred ashes.

"Kent Archaeologists"

Cutting from "South Eastern Gazette" reporting that members of the Kent Archaeological Society at their AGM will be asked to confirm the appointments of various roles. Lectures on "Windmills at Work" by Mr F C Bazett-Jones and "Humours and Curiosities of Parish Documents" by Mr W H Aymer Vallance.

"Peril in Windmill"

Cutting from "News Chronicle". A miller and his two sons fought throughout the night to save their windmill during a gale. They managed to tie down the sails by the early morning.

"Windmill House"

Cutting from "Liverpool Post and Mercury". This house stands 300ft above sea Level at St Margaret's-at-Cliff, Dover.

"Keston Old Mill"

Cutting from "Bromley and Kentish Times". A forthcoming talk "Windmills at Work" to be given by Mr F C Bazett-Jones, followed by a series of slides on Keston Mill.

"A Kent Windmill"

Cutting from "East Kent Gazette" reporting that Mr E V Lucas of the Windmill Committee (Society for The Protection of Ancient Buildings) visited the old windmill at Stanford to present the Society's twelth Windmill certificate to mill owner and miller Mr G R Holt.

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