Here is the answer to the Winter
Quiz Question
Sudbury Mill. The mummified cat
can be seen within a glass case
set in the floor of the foyer of
what is now the reception area,
as the mill is now a hotel. In
its industrial days the mill
played an important part in the
woollen industry of Suffolk.
Why is the dead cat there?
Medieval beliefs held that
burying a dead cat in the
foundations would ward off evil
spirits and thus this cat was
found when the mill buildings
were transformed into a hotel.
And here are the Spring Issue
Questions:
1.
2. Do you know which
venerable HMG member was
featured in both national and
Hampshire newspapers plus on
local radio news last year and
is about to be featured in
Country Living magazine soon?
3. What is a Stellingmolen and
where will you find it?
