- CHET-146
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- 1930s
Chettleburgh, Charles
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Chettleburgh, Charles
"Windmill to be part of school"
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Cutting from 'The Star' describing the conversion of an old mill in Croydon into a boys' school. The article provides details of how the building was modified to fit the needs of the school, as well as a brief history of the mill.
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Cutting from 'Evening News' describing the appeal to save the old windmill at Shirley near Croydon. The appeal was led by Croydon Borough Council, who intended to use it as a school, and the article mentions a survey to be carried out by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings to decide if the mill was worth saving.
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Cutting from 'The Star' mentioning that the windmill in the grounds of John Ruskin Grammar School in Shirley was to be used as a sports changing room.
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Cutting from 'Evening Star' describing the plans to build a school at the site of an old windmill in Croydon. The article mentions that architects needed the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings to conduct a survey before work on the mill could start, and also speculates as to potential uses for the mill once it has been restored.
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Cutting from 'Daily Telegraph' describing the decision by Croydon Corporation to preserve Shirley Windmill, and use it as a sports store within the grounds of the John Ruskin Grammar School.
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Article in the 'Purley and Coulsden Advertiser' about the history of the old windmill that is having a new school built alongside it
"Shirley Windmill may be preserved, Ministry told"
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Cutting from the 'Croydon Times' about the public enquiry into the question of where the land should be found to increase the supply of grammar school places in Croydon.
"Old Mill sets a problem in school grounds"
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Cutting from the 'Evening News' about hopes by the builders that they can fit Shirley Tower Mill into their plans for the new Grammar School.
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Cutting from the 'Evening Standard' about the ideas for incorporating Shirley Tower Mill into the fabric of the new grammar school.
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Snippet from the 'Evening Standard' about the windmill in John Ruskin Grammar School, Croydon.
"Now the old windmill may loose its charm"
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"Building a school by a windmill"
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Picture in 'The Sphere' showing the site of the new John Ruskin Grammar School, being built at Shirley in Surrey alongside the old tower mill.
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Photo in the 'Croydon Advertiser' showing the upper part of Shirley Tower Mill.
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Photo in the 'Yorkshire Evening Post' showing the scaffolding around Shirley Tower Mill in Surrey, which is being incorporated in the new Grammar School.
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Cutting from the 'Croydon Times' telling how a firm of Lincolnshire millwrights have advised that around £485 will be needed to put Shirley Mill to rights
"Windmill was treated for woodworm"
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Piece in the 'Municipal Journal' publicising that Rentokil Labs. Ltd had treated the old windmill incorporated in the grounds of the new John Ruskin School in Croydon, against woodworm.
"Preserving the mill at Shirley"
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Article in the 'Croydon Advertiser'about the latest treatment session against woodworm in Shirley Windmill by the Leatherhead firm of Rentokil Ltd.
"Windmill earmarked to become museum"
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Cutting from the 'Croydon Advertiser' recording plans to turn the old windmill into an agricultural museum and field studies centre.
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Cutting from the 'Croydon Advertiser' recording the start of the new season's guided tours of Shirley windmill and other visitor attractions.