Archive Catalogue

CUTT-00339
Item
29 May 1947

Cutting from 'Evening News' describing how Lieutenant-Colenel H. M. Lambert plans to restore the windmill on Wimbledon Common and its surrounding area into a garden restaurant. The article also mention that the mill was being used as flats at the time by Head Keeper Jordan and Keeper Crabtree and their families.

"Last windmill of Wimbledon"

CUTT-00340
Item
20 February 1930

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Cutting from 'Evening News' describing the history of the last windmill on Wimbledon Common.

"£20,000 appeal to save mill"

CUTT-00341
Item
24 April 1975

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Cutting from 'Daily Telegraph' describing an appeal for £20,000 to save the old windmill on Wimbledon Common. The article gives a brief history of the mill, as well as details of the intended uses for the building after restoration.

"Windmill church"

CUTT-00342
Item
15 October 1927

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Cutting from 'Daily News' describing the successful restoration effort at an old mill on Reigate Heath, and its conversion into a church.

"Windmill to be part of school"

CUTT-00343
Item
03 January 1955

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

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.

"Old mill sets a problem"

CUTT-00344
Item
25 November 1951

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

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.

"They'll change in the mill"

CUTT-00345
Item
05 December 1955

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

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.

"School want mill to stay"

CUTT-00346
Item
19 December 1951

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

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.

"Surrey windmill preserved"

CUTT-00347
Item
08 December 1954

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

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.

Windmill in Limpsfield

ANCK-10274
Item
No date

Part of Gordon Anckorn Collection

Somewhere near Westerham (Tatsfield or Farleigh Common).

Anckorn, Gordon

Post mill, Wimbledon Common

BAKE-B-033
Item
April 1952

Part of Paul Baker Collection

Baker, Paul H J

Fitting new sweep

BRBC-16513
Item
No date

Part of Bernard R Billings Collection

Photograph of an undated cutting from the "News of the World" on the fitting of new saild to the post mill at Outwood. Note on the reverse says "How sweeps were replaced"

Unknown photographer

New sails being fitted, Outwood Post Mill, Outwood

BRBC-19804
Item
No date

Part of Bernard R Billings Collection

Part of Billings' unpublished manuscript. Photograph of a newspaper cliipping, showing new sails being fitted to the Post Mill at Outwood. On the reverse gives the sources as "News of the World", date unknown.

Billings, Bernard Richardson