Mill Memories

Sue and Gilbert Young shared their story about Brixton Windmill at a group recording session held on 8 June 2013. While training as a student nurse, Sue remembers visiting Brixton Prison. Looking out of a window on the visit, she was surprised to see the 
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June Stillman has been visiting Brixton Windmill for nearly 30 years. She organised Girl’s Brigade outings to the Mill in the 1980s and has taken hundreds of photographs of the building. June recently cut the ribbon to open the new mural in Windmill Gardens. Here 
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Robert Burns talks about his great-great-grandparents moving to Brixton from Bethnal Green.  
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Kate Ruby describes the first time she saw Brixton Windmill, when she was working in Brixton Prison.  
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Florence Hall remembers scrumping – and getting caught! – around Brixton Windmill.  
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Hector Marshalleck sings the praises of Brixton’s heritage, including Brixton Windmill.  
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Peter Isaac
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Mill memories: Debby Brown
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Vivian Steven
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Mick Street
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