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Jurie Lombard Watermill
Nxuba (Cradock), Eastern Cape

Date:1860
Type:Watermill
Status:Extant

 


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Coordinates:
32°09'54.53" S 25°36'51.62" E Alt: 878m

Extant but no longer functional.

A watermill built on the farm Lombardsrust. The owner, Mr Lombard, constructed the overshot out of kiaat. The mill was powered by water from the Tarka River.

(Extracted from Staples 2006:101)


References:

Staples, Chester O. 2006. Mills of Southern Africa : water, wind and horse. Pretoria: Umdaus. pg 101 + ill