Jemima graduated from Harper Adams University College in 2009 with a degree in Rural Enterprise and Land Management. Joining Tamlyns in Autumn 2009 Jemima worked initially with the Rural Team, specialising in Valuations and Environmental Stewardship Schemes.

Since qualifying as a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in 2011 Jemima moved across to work predominantly with the Survey and Valuation Team, and carries out Valuations and HomeBuyers Surveys covering a large part of the South West.

Jemima now manages the Survey and Valuation Department.

Ross joined Tamlyns as an assistant Land Agent in August 2009 after gaining a Bachelor of Science Degree in Rural Enterprise and Land Management at Harper Adams University College. He is now fully qualified with the Rural Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers, after successfully passing both sets of exams in 2012.

Ross deals with all aspects of professional work within the agricultural department at Tamlyns, which includes undertaking valuations, land sales and lettings, land management, tenancy disputes, compensation claims and planning advice. He also coordinates and auctions at the six outside auctions which are held at Wembdon and Edithmead each year.

Outside work, Ross enjoys helping out on his family’s beef and sheep farm, which is located in the heart of the Somerset Levels. He has a real passion for native cattle breeds and in 2010 established the Bruevalley herd of pedigree Beef Shorthorns. Ross is also a keen member of Polden Hills Young Farmers, and undertakes many activities for the club, including stock judging, sports, public speaking and organising funds raising events for local charities. Ross is a keen stock judger and has represented his club at county and national level and came 4^th in the National Stockman of the Year competition in 2014.

After achieving a National Diploma in Construction at College, James moved on to study Building Surveying at the University of The West of England in 1999.

After graduating with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Building Surveying in 2002, James joined Tamlyns as a graduate surveyor. After an initial period of working in the Survey and Valuation department undertaking building survey related work, James moved across to work in the Drawing, Planning & Design Department.

James was made head of the Drawing Planning & Design Department in 2007, and has continued to grow the department year on year from that time, working with his team on construction projects across Somerset.

Ed joined the Tamlyns team in June 2015 as a General Valuer and Books and Maps Specialist after spending five years at a leading provincial auction house in Surrey.

There he oversaw the management of the saleroom and held regular sales before relocating to the South West to join Claire and the team at Tamlyns.

Having been raised by his parents visiting auction houses and fairs as a child, he has a keen interest in several areas in addition to books and maps, which he hopes to develop in his new position at Tamlyns.

Ed would be delighted to value and offer advice to those wishing to sell single items or collections, and can also complete valuations for probate and insurance purposes.

Robert completed a Graduate Diploma in Building Surveying at the University of the West of England in 2011.  He joined Tamlyns in 2015 as Assistant Building Surveyor after several years training under his father, a Chartered Building Surveyor and became a full member of the RICS in 2015.

His experience is predominantly in residential surveys and architectural design, but he also undertakes dilapidations surveys and schedules of condition of commercial property.  He has worked in the Bristol area for a number of years now and has a particular interest in building conservation.

Outside of work Rob has a passion for electronic music, continuing to write music as a hobby, and has had a number of plays on BBC Radio, some of which released on independent record labels.  He is not bad on the 1’s & 2’s either.

William re-joined Tamlyns in August 2015 following a year’s work placement with the company as part of his degree in 2013.

William works in the Rural Professional Services Department assisting Ian Walker and Ross Whitcombe in the Bridgwater office. He deals with a wide variety of rural professional work including valuations, auctions and some commercial property marketing whilst also training to be an auctioneer. He is progressing towards becoming a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors along with gaining fellowship of the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers.

William originates from Derbyshire and graduated from Harper Adams University in 2015 with a BSc (Hons) degree in Rural Enterprise and Land Management.

Outside the office, William is a keen shot and enjoys all aspects of the countryside along with its associated rural activities throughout the year. He also enjoys a wide variety of sports and keeps active throughout the week by either cycling or running.

Contact:

D: 01278 454 519

M: 07779 089 391

E: william.gilbert@tamlyns.co.uk

David has been involved in the antiques business all his working life and is particularly interested in decorative arts, jewellery and oriental works of art. 

His breadth of knowledge is put to good use on valuation mornings when all manner of items are brought in for appraisal, and he oversees the cataloguing of the jewellery, silver, decorative items and furniture in the antiques sales. He also assists as auctioneer in the general sales and is very involved in the setting out of the salerooms, showing off the lots to their best advantage.

Julie first joined the company as a Secretary in 1996 following WH Palmer & Sons’ amalgamation with Tamlyns.  She left in 2000 to start a family and worked from home for the Letting Department for 18 months during this time.  Julie returned to work at Tamlyns in 2005 as Secretary to the Survey and Valuation Department and Planning and Drawing Department and now coordinates the S&V Team.  Her current duties include booking appointments, dealing with customers and various secured lending panels, typing reports and general administration for the two departments.

Di works as a secretary for the agriculture and surveying, planning & design departments. Previously Di has worked in the equine and agriculture areas as well as various reception and administration roles both in the UK and New York USA where she lived and worked for 10 years. Outside of work she enjoys country living, travel, national hunt racing, needlework and cooking.