Gibraltar Tower Mill, Great Bardfield
1943
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1943
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Gibraltar Tower Mill, Great Bardfield is a 1943 watercolor by Michael Rothenstein, depicting windmill, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Michael Rothenstein painted this watercolour of Gibraltar Tower Mill in 1943. The mill once powered the village of Great Bardfield, Essex, but by 1930 it stopped working. The artist lived in the village and knew its history. By 1943 the mill was falling apart. It’s one of the few Essex windmills that later became a private home instead of being left to rot. Want to see how windmills looked through another artist’s eyes? Look up Rothenstein, Michael.
