Woodchurch windmill: windmills and windmill girls
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| Authors & editors | |
| Year of publication | 1958 |
| Languages | English (main text) |
| Medium | Book |
| Edition | 1 |
| Topics | Wind & watermills > England > Kent |
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| Scope & content | Contains a history of the windmills in Woodchurch including its destruction and attempt to raise money to preserve the White/Lower mill with photographs of the mills in their prime and after the sails were damaged. Features in their fundraising were the local "Bonfire Girls", a community group that sold tickets for a dance at the County Hotel with showgirls from the Windmill Theatre in London, presenting prizes. The event raised £200 in the late 1950s |
Copies held
Accession no. 21540
- Shelf location: A050
Accession no. 231102
- Shelf location: A050-SIN
- Notes: Second copy published in Woodchurch Bonfire Society Magazine Programme 5 November 1958
