Clayton, Jack And Jill Windmills c.1960
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The Clayton Windmills were built in the 19th century. Jack, on the left, is a large brick-built tower mill which was worked until the early part of this century. Jill is a timber construction built in nearby Brighton and transported to this site by teams of oxen in 1852.

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Grinding wheels turned by wind – evocative photographs of windmills in bygone times from The Francis Frith Collection.

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My parents, Alan & Jennifer Ross, moved to Clayton in 1954 when I was one year old and lived there for the next twenty five years. For most of that period Jack & Jill were owned by Henry Longhurst, a celebrated golf journalist of his time and, since my father was writing about cricket in those days, they knew each other as fellow sports journalists. I remember visiting the windmills as a child and, later ...see more