Albert Ribbans seems to have painted in watercolour several wind and watermills, including Garboldisham and this painting of Balsham in Cambridgeshire. I would like to know more about this gentleman; can anyone help? I know he was born in 1903 and died in 1966. Johnathan Neville has an image of Garboldisham on the Norfolk Mills Site http://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/Windmills/garboldisham-postmill.html Mildred
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Niall Roberts RIP
It is with great sadness that I must inform you that Niall passed away on Thursday 13th May after a long illness. The following notice has been circulated to family and friends William Niall Thomas Roberts (1922 – 2010)passed away on Thursday 13th May Memorial Service to be held atSt Margaret’s RC Church130 St Margaret’s Road,…
Bill Howell RIP
I have just heard from Willem van Bergen that Bill died earlier this year. The brother of Charlie, who died some years ago, he will be sadly missed Willem wrote: Dear all,sad news ….. I have to inform you that William Howell passed away on 1 November 2009. Most of us have known him as…
Mills in Iceland
Peter Cobley wrote a nice piece on a windmill he discovered on a trip to Iceland. I am reminded of the 1976 Bibliotecha Molinologica publication by Beenhaker, which is now out of print, but there is a second-hand copy at http://shop.millsarchivetrust.org/ price £10.
Millwrighting Tradition
Mike Beacham writes about traditional millwrighting practices and how they vary to meet specific regional needs. Examples from Schleswig-Holstein, Eire, Turkey and Britain are mentioned. The full article follows:Almost without exception, detailed studies of milling and its history will at some point refer to ‘millwrighting tradition’ to account for deviations from general practice, rather like…