Potential development at Bidston Windmill
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- 13 June 1963
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Cutting from 'Liverpool Daily Post' speculating the potential demolition of Bidston Windmill in light of planned redevelopment in the area.
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Potential development at Bidston Windmill
Part of Press Cuttings Collection
Cutting from 'Liverpool Daily Post' speculating the potential demolition of Bidston Windmill in light of planned redevelopment in the area.
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Cutting from 'Liverpool Daily Post' describing the damage done to the sweeps of Gibbet Mill in strong autumn winds. The article also mentions the maintenance of Bidston Windmill under the Birkenhead Corporation.
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Cutting from 'Liverpool Echo' describing Bidston Windmill and the surrounding area in Cheshire. The article mentions the mill's purchase and restoration, and outlines some of the appeal of the area.
"New lease of life for Wirral windmills"
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Cutting from 'Liverpool Daily Post' describing the restoration of the Neston and Willaston Windmills. The article mentions Neston Windmill being restored and used as a garage by owners Mr. and Mrs. Colin Brown, and also explores the different functions of Willaston Windmill over the years.
"Luxury transformation for historic windmill"
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Cutting from 'Daily Post' describing the conversion of Wirral's oldest windmill into a luxury private residence. The article mentions builders P. J. Allison Ltd. as responsible for the project, and contains details about the changes made to the mill as part of its restoration.
"Deadlock on future of old windmill"
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Cutting from 'Cheshire Chronicle' describing the conflict between Cheshire County Council and Upton Mill owner Mr. T. Houlbrook. The article explains the pressure the Council was putting on Mr. Houlbrook to repair the mill under the Civic Amenities Act, and Mr. Houlbrook's refusal to spend any money on the mill.
"Fenland's vanishing windmills"
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Cutting from 'Peterborough Advertiser' of an article by J. W. Morton describing the histories and fates of various mills in the Fens in Cambridgeshire.
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Cutting from 'Cambridge Standard' describing the safety of Fulbourn Mill's future after restoration done by the owner Mr. C. J. Mapey.
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Cutting from 'Newmarket Weekly News' mentioning the uncertainty of the preservation of Fulbourn Mill due to the owner's relocation from the cottage on the mill grounds.
"Madingley Mill, old and yet new, restored to hill"
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Cutting from 'Mid-Anglian Friday Post' mentioning the re-erection of a windmill from Ellington in Madingley by Mr. Ambrose Harding and Mr. C. J. Ison. The article also includes a brief history of the mill.
"Windmills are the first love of Mr. Graham Wilson"
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Cutting from 'Cambridge Daily News' describing the planned restoration of Over windmill by Graham Wilson. The article describes Mr. Wilson's interest in mills and how he runs them, including his employment at milling firm Cattell and Son in WIllingham. It also mentions a £20 grant given to him by the Council for the Preservation of Rural England, and his plans to make the mill functional again.
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Cutting from 'The Evening Telegraph' describing the conversion of Thorney Mill into a residence.
"Stapleford MIll: the last chapter"
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Cutting from 'Cambridge Daily News' describing the sale of the mill stones at Stapleford Mill. The article provides a detailed history of the mill under the care of miller Robert Willis in the 1800s, as well as the current use of the mill by the Beavis Brothers.
"Grand plans for Stretham mill"
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Cutting from 'Cambridge Independent Press and Chronicle' describing the plans to convert Stretham windmill into a home by Paul and Rosemary Hendrick. The article explains the Hendricks' interest in the mill, as well as a few details of their personal life.
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Cutting from 'Bucks Standard' briefly describing the history of the oldest tower mill in Buckinghamshire. The article explains its purchase by the Wolverton UDC in 1949, as well as various technical information about the mill.
"There's an old mill on the hill..."
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Cutting from 'Mercury and Herald' describing the planned restoration of a stone windmill in New Bradwell after its purchase by Wolverton Urban Council. The article also contains technical details about the mill's structure.
"Milton Keynes - it's the day of the big plan"
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Cutting from 'Chronicle and Echo' mentioning the retention of the old mill at New Bradwell as part of the urban development done in Milton Keynes.
"Re-opening soon of 17th century windmill"
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Cutting from 'Evening News' describing the re-opening of Brill Mill to the public after restoration work done to it by the Brill Society. The article also contains details of the restoration project.
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Cutting from 'Oxford Mail' describing the contribution of Brill Mill to the County Council in 1948 and restoration work done to it thereafter.
"An interview with a man who mends windmills"
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Cutting from 'Cycling' of an interview with an East Anglian wheelwright. The article goes into detail about his work and the general technicalities of the running of a mill.