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Monument details

HER Number:TR 05 SW 14
Type of record:Monument
Name:Remains of Smock Mill, Badlesmere

Summary

Brick base for a smock windmill. Now used as a store.


Grid Reference:TR 0101 5312
Map Sheet:TR05SW
Parish:BADLESMERE, SWALE, KENT

Monument Types

  • WINDMILL (WINDMILL, Post Medieval to Modern - 1872 AD to 1938 AD)

Full description

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(TR 0102 5311) Windmill (corn) [NAT] (1) TR 010 532 A smock mill used for the milling of cereals. Moved to it's present position in 1872The timber smock of Boundgate Mill was pulled down in 1938,when the surrounding cherry orchard was planted. Today the well-tarred brick base is just discernible - having been incorporated into further brickwork to form a large storehouse. (2-3)


<1> OS 25" (pre 1938) (OS Card Reference). SKE48251.

<2> Windmills of Kent 1979 94 (J West) (OS Card Reference). SKE51393.

<3> Wikipedia, 2019, List of windmills in Kent (Website). SKE52140.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>XYOS Card Reference: OS 25" (pre 1938). [Mapped feature: #109919 Smock Mill, ]
<2>OS Card Reference: Windmills of Kent 1979 94 (J West).
<3>Website: Wikipedia. 2019. List of windmills in Kent.