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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 76 SW 112 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Nichol's Paper Bag Factory, Snodland |
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Summary
Building used for the manufacture of paper bags.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 70593 61618 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ76SW |
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| Parish: | SNODLAND, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FACTORY (Post Medieval - 1866 AD to 1866 AD)
Full description
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Buildings originally, c 1855, for silk manufacture, but business failed. Product changed to manufacture of paper bags, using steam powered machines. Production ended in 1981. The factory buildings remain, as does the stump of the factory chimney.
(1) Andrew Ashbee, Around Snodland, 2003.
Jim Preston Personal Communication (Verbal communication). SKE13236.
Jim Preston Personal Communication (Verbal communication). Ske13236.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Verbal communication: Jim Preston Personal Communication. |
