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" "Jill" was more expensive"

Note in the 'Mid Sussex Times' how Cuckfield Rural District Council were finding it much more expensive to complete the repairs they had begun when agreeing to have the sweeps removed from the Jill windmill.

"150-Year Mill Link"

Snippet from the 'Sunday Dispatch' how the last miller, Stanley Jupp, is to cease operating Outwood Mill and offer it to the National Trust.

"300-year-old mill's sails will turn again"

Cutting from 'Evening News' describing restoration to full functionality carried out at Outwood Mill in Surrrey. The article mentions the interest the mill holds for the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, and that owner Stanley Jupp will begin grinding corn there again. It also provides a brief history of the mill.

"A Big Draw"

Report in the 'Evening News' that the newly restored Saxtead Green Mill had attracted 6,300 visitors in 1962.

"A bit of a grind ..."

Article in the 'Bedfordshire Times' about the model of the former composite post mill at Lower Dean which Mr Fred Woodbridge, of Luton, has now presented to Luton Museum.

"A coat of paint"

Cutting from "Evening News" picturing painters at work on Moreton windmill, which has escaped a plan to dismantle it.

"A cow run over by windmill"

Cutting from 'The Evening News' about how a cow lay down against the fantail of Mr Newnham's windmill at Cross-in-Hand and had its tail run over when the wind changed.

"A facelift for a mill that's 184 years old"

Cutting from 'Nottingham Evening Post' describing the disuse of Cat and Fiddle Mill in Dale Abbey. The article mentions that the mill is owned by Mrs. Peggy Smedley, the widow of the previous miller, and also gives a brief history of the mill and details of its structure.

"A famous Derbyshire mill"

Cutting from 'Nottingham Evening Post' of a photograph of Dale Abbey Mill. The caption mentions the increased interest in the mill during the Coronation.

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