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Newsletter 84, Spring 2009 © Hampshire Mills Group |
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Here are the
answers to the Winter Quiz:
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Clewer Mill,
alongside Windsor Racecourse on the River
Thames, was bought by Michael Caine where he
enjoyed landscaping the garden but sadly did not
bother himself with milling.
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A Stone Nut
is the cog which drives the stones when engaged
with the Spur wheel.
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Born Gertrude
Mary Astbury, Gertie Gitana had a
resounding hit record with There's an old mill
by the stream, Nellie Dean" which was specially
written for her in about 1905. Her first
recording of it is on the Jumbo label by
Parlophone and her repertoire included other
gems as "You do look well in your old Dutch
bonnet".
So how did you do ?
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Where is the pub that this
sign swings from ?
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What is a smutter ?
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Mapledurham Mill must be
the most well known watermill in England and has
been much used by the film and television
industries. Can you name the television
crime series and the major WWII film in which it
appears ?
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