Stephen Riley, who lives in Mexico, has contacted Brigg Blog, attaching this newspaper cutting showing the mill of Thomas Bell and
Sons when it was still wind sail driven.
He says: "I am trying to
obtain a better copy, but hope you might also have leads as to whether a copy of
this picture or others might be available in the archives of local Brigg or
Scunthorpe newspapers. I have looked on
line with little success.
"I have traced an
interesting history of the Bell family back to 1820, and a history of the mill
itself which was originally constructed by another miller..... and sold to
Thomas Bell later in the 19th
century.
"I think before
being millers they were coal merchants and possibly ferry men in Barrow."
If you know of a better quality version of the above picture, please email steveriley1949@yahoo.com
Stephen
Riley.
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