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Consultation opens on possible sale/community takeover of eight county windmills including Drapers Mill in Margate

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Drapers Mill was built in 1845 by John Holman, a millwright from Canterbury. The mill was worked by wind power until 1916 and then by a 20 horsepower gas engine until the late 1930s. In 1965 the mills were threatened with demolition due to disrepair but then headmaster of Drapers Mills School, Mr Towes, helped secure their future.
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The Isle Of Thanet NewsThe Isle Of Thanet News

Consultation opens on possible sale/community takeover of eight county windmills including Drapers Mill in Margate

Kent County Council (KCC) is now consulting on proposals for eight public windmills, including Drapers Mill in Margate,  in a bid to save the authority money. KCC currently owns the freehold of the…

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The Isle Of Thanet News broke the news on Wednesday, November 29, 2023.
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