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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 16 NE 24 |
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| Type of record: | Listed Building |
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| Name: | Herne Windmill (18th c) |
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Summary
Herne Windmill was built in 1781 to replace a 16th century post mill which had stood on the same site, overlooking Herne village. It is a Grade I listed property and an early type of smock mill. The mill was purchased in 1984 by Kent County Council and opened to the public in 1986. It was restored to working order in 1999.
Summary from record TR 16 NE 1175:
Grade I listed building. Main construction periods 1781 to 1781
Images
| Grid Reference: | TR 1851 6648 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR16NE |
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| Parish: | HERNE AND BROOMFIELD, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- SMOCK MILL (Post Medieval to Modern - 1781 AD to 2050 AD)
Full description
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(TR 1851 6649) Herne Windmill [NAT] (1) Herne Windmill, Mill Lane (NW side), Herne. Grade I. Smock type built in 1781. Tarred brick octagonal round-house with platform round minus its handrail. Above tarred weatherboarding. Hooded cap. Fantail intact. Sails missing. (2) Additional bibliography. (3-7)
Description from record TR 16 NE 1175:
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 5273 MILL LANE (North West Side) Herne
Herne Windmill TR 16 NE 6/53 29.9.51.
I GV
2. Smock type built in 1781. Tarred brick octagonal round-house with platform round minus its handrail. Above tarred weatherboarding. Hooded cap. Fantail intact. Sails missing.
Herne Windmill and No 88 form a group.
Listing NGR: TR1851066486 (8)
<1> OS 1:2500 1969 (OS Card Reference). SKE48211.
<2> DOE(HHR) Dist of Canterbury Kent May 1976 30 (OS Card Reference). SKE40899.
<3> Windmills of Eng 1976 100 101 illust (RJ Brown) (OS Card Reference). SKE51355.
<4> Indust Arch of SE Eng 1978 44 (AJ Haselfoot) (OS Card Reference). SKE44283.
<5> Windmills in Kent 1979 8 9 photo (BJ and JM Turpin) (OS Card Reference). SKE51354.
<6> The Windmills of Kent 1979 46-49 (J West) (OS Card Reference). SKE50548.
<7> Kent Arch Rev 86 1986 121 (DJ Bean) (OS Card Reference). SKE45833.
<8> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: OS 1:2500 1969. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: DOE(HHR) Dist of Canterbury Kent May 1976 30. |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: Windmills of Eng 1976 100 101 illust (RJ Brown). |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: Indust Arch of SE Eng 1978 44 (AJ Haselfoot). |
| <5> | OS Card Reference: Windmills in Kent 1979 8 9 photo (BJ and JM Turpin). |
| <6> | OS Card Reference: The Windmills of Kent 1979 46-49 (J West). |
| <7> | OS Card Reference: Kent Arch Rev 86 1986 121 (DJ Bean). |
| <8>XY | Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #44143 Windmill, ] |
