Great Chishill Windmill
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The mill worked until 1951 and many people have fond memories of the sails turning. Below are a number of photographs from the past and present to show why we must save this icon of the English countryside for future generations.
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Four photographs taken in 1939 by a Mr Glazier. Repairs had been carried out in 1938 to reinforce the trestle and cover much of the buck with corrugated iron.

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Six photographs taken in 1958 by Mr Lyn Owen.





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The windmill in 1991, also by Mr Lyn Owen.












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2003, once more from Mr Lyn Owen. All photographs reproduced by kind permission of his family.

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EXPERTS VISIT THE WINDMILL Members of SPAB, Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings September 2011

Below is a short slideshow of photographs taken by Jim Brearley, the first Chairman of the Trust.
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