BSG.BS.00069 — Flour Bag Seal, Belbens, Poole, Fines

Found in East Dorset near Poole, 19mm, 4.6g.

FINES printed on one side BELBEN / POOLE on the other.

Fines are used in the brewing industry but it is also used to refer to milled flour.

From a private communication with Paul Cannon, "For an image of Belben Steam Flour Mills, Poole see The Mills Archive, (at bottom of page). I believe the terms 'pastry' and 'fines' do refer to different types of flour."

See Belben's Steam Flour Mills in Poole.

An invoice to Mr Charles Stay of Kimberley House, Castlemain Road, dated 1903. From G & T Belben, Steam Flour Mills, The Quay, Poole, Dorset - can be found on flickr.

"Another major war time casualty was the well known Belbens Flour Mill, which was one of the warehouses that dominated the central quay, near the High Street, which burnt down during WWII." Town Centre Heritage Part 2 Character Statement - Appendix 2, Planning & Regeneration Services inc Building Consultancy, 2011.

"J1868 5A 181 Poole/ Poole, County of Dorset No 399 10 April 1868 at Belle Vue, Parkstone THOMAS BELBEN Son of THOMAS BELBEN Flour Miller Age 1 year Cause Disease of Hip joint. Certified Info ELIZABETH BOUROUGH present at the death, Belle Vue Parkstone Reg 13 April 1868 H. B. Smith Registrar" From BelbinMania for all researching Belbin Ancestry.