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Shirley Mill

Pen and ink drawing, M1129 Shirley tower mill, Croydon, 28/07/1938

Wood, Karl Salsbury (1888-1958), artist

"40. - SHIRLEY MILL"

Article in the 'Purley and Coulsden Advertiser' about the history of the old windmill that is having a new school built alongside it

Shirley Tower Mill

"Shirley Tower Mill, 13.9.42 - D.S. Sanders.".

Sanders, Denis Sidney (1917-1974), molinologist

"Old mill sets a problem"

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.

"School want mill to stay"

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.

Mill Research Notebook 02

Blue paperback notebook labelled Rough Windmill Notes, Chiefly Sussex 1952. Contains notes and sketches on windmills including Kingston; Brixton; Shirley; Jolesfield; Shipley.

Buckland, John Stephen Percy (1935-2006), mill researcher

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