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The 'Clayton Windmills', known locally as Jack and Jill, stand on the South Downs above the village of Clayton, Sussex, United Kingdom.
The windmills stand atop the scenic South Downs with spectacular views of the Sussex Weald. They are seven miles north of the city of Brighton and Hove.
The mills are easily accessible by road at the end of Mill Lane from the A273 road where it crosses the South Downs. There is ample free parking in the car park beside the mills.
Jack is a tower mill or cap mill built in 1866 to replace another post mill, which dated from 1765. Unusually Jack mill has a male name — almost every other mill in the country is named after a girl.
Jill is a mid-18th Century post mill (possibly dating from 1821) and was originally located in Brighton, but in 1852 she was moved to Clayton by a team of oxen.
The working life of the mills ended in 1906, but Jill has been restored to working order. She produces stoneground wholemeal flour on an occasional basis. The vast majority of her flour which is sold to visitors is ground from organic wheat, grown locally in Sussex. On the occasions When the wind is blowing and Jill is in operation, a guide is sometimes available to explain the processes of milling.
Jill Windmill is owned by Mid Sussex District Council, and Jack Windmill is in private ownership.
In summer 1973, Jack and Jill became cinema stars when Universal Pictures made the film ''The Black Windmill''. Actors featured in the film included Michael Caine, Janet Suzman, Donald Pleasance and Joss Ackland.
New sweeps were fitted to Jack for the film, at a cost of £3,000 and the exterior of the mill was repainted.
The owner of Jack at the time of the film was Henry Longhurst, golf broadcaster and writer. His wife Claudine recalled that some months later she and Henry were flying across the Atlantic when ''The Black Windmill'' was shown as the in-flight film. "So there we were halfway across the Atlantic watching our home on film!"
★ A history of the windmills from The Jack and Jill Windmills Society
★ A history of the windmills from the Sussex Mills Group
| Contents |
| Setting and access |
| History of the mills |
| Cultural references |
| External links |
Setting and access
The windmills stand atop the scenic South Downs with spectacular views of the Sussex Weald. They are seven miles north of the city of Brighton and Hove.
The mills are easily accessible by road at the end of Mill Lane from the A273 road where it crosses the South Downs. There is ample free parking in the car park beside the mills.
History of the mills
Jack is a tower mill or cap mill built in 1866 to replace another post mill, which dated from 1765. Unusually Jack mill has a male name — almost every other mill in the country is named after a girl.
Jill is a mid-18th Century post mill (possibly dating from 1821) and was originally located in Brighton, but in 1852 she was moved to Clayton by a team of oxen.
The working life of the mills ended in 1906, but Jill has been restored to working order. She produces stoneground wholemeal flour on an occasional basis. The vast majority of her flour which is sold to visitors is ground from organic wheat, grown locally in Sussex. On the occasions When the wind is blowing and Jill is in operation, a guide is sometimes available to explain the processes of milling.
Jill Windmill is owned by Mid Sussex District Council, and Jack Windmill is in private ownership.
Cultural references
In summer 1973, Jack and Jill became cinema stars when Universal Pictures made the film ''The Black Windmill''. Actors featured in the film included Michael Caine, Janet Suzman, Donald Pleasance and Joss Ackland.
New sweeps were fitted to Jack for the film, at a cost of £3,000 and the exterior of the mill was repainted.
The owner of Jack at the time of the film was Henry Longhurst, golf broadcaster and writer. His wife Claudine recalled that some months later she and Henry were flying across the Atlantic when ''The Black Windmill'' was shown as the in-flight film. "So there we were halfway across the Atlantic watching our home on film!"
External links
★ A history of the windmills from The Jack and Jill Windmills Society
★ A history of the windmills from the Sussex Mills Group
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