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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 75 SW 71 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Tutsham Mill, Teston Lock |
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Summary
Tutsham Mill, also known as West Farleigh Oil Mill, is situated at Teston Lock on the River Medway. It was a water-powered oil seed cake mill, originally of the 19th century. John Rennie is reputed to have built it in 1808. The first known operators were Startup and Philpott from about 1839 onwards. In 1847 the mill was taken over by Thomas Boorman.
It became Boorman, Wild and Co., operated by Robert Manning Hayman in 1862. Robert Leigh of Barham Court installed Anglo Machinery for a short while. It was leased by the Stewart Brothers from 1882 and by Spencer of Strood from 1884 to 1885.
The mill was partly destroyed by fire in 1889 and is now ivy-covered ruins, which are still visible.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7088 5301 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ75SW |
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| Parish: | WEST FARLEIGH, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- OIL MILL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
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Tutsham Mill aka West Farleigh Oil Mill. Water powered oil seed cake mill of C19 date on R Medway at Teston Lock. Rumoured to have been built by John Rennie in 1808. First known operator Startup & Philipot from at least 1839 and taken over by Thomas Boorman in 1847. Latterly Boorman, Wild & CO. the mill was operated by Robert Manning Hayman in 1862. Roger Leigh of Barham Court installed Anglo Machinery for a short time.(1) Leased by Stewart Brothers, in 1882, and then Spencer of Strood 1884-5. Partly destroyed in fire of 1889, ivy covered ruins still visible. (2)
<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, HW Brace Hist Seed Crushing in GB (1960) (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.
<2> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, 'The Engineer' 6th May 1881 (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. HW Brace Hist Seed Crushing in GB (1960). |
| <2> | Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. 'The Engineer' 6th May 1881. |
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