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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 04 SW 98 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Tannery, Tannery Lane, Ashford |
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Summary
A Tannery was located at the end of Tannery lane next to the Great Stour in Ashford. The pits and buildings are marked on the OS 1st ed. map of 1868 and the subsequent Ordnance survey historic maps. It is not clear if any of the building now remains.
Summary from record TR 04 SW 251:
Former site of listed building. Main construction periods 1833 to 1866.
| Grid Reference: | TR 0130 4243 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR04SW |
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| Parish: | ASHFORD, ASHFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- SITE (Post Medieval - 1707 AD? to 1866 AD)
Full description
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Site of Tannery at end of Tannery lane. The pits and buildings are marked on the OS 1st ed. map of 1868. (1)
Description from record TR 04 SW 251:
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
The following building was de-listed on 18th October 1995
5344 TANNERY LANE
(Formerly Tanyard Lane)
Former Tannery Buildings now belonging to K W G Sales
TR 04 SW 3/274
II
Mid C19. 2 storeys weatherboarded. Half-hipped slate roof. Continuous fixed casement glazing.
Listing NGR: TR0130142433
(2)
The date of the tannery is uncertain. It appears to have been operational by AD 1707 when Whist House was built. (3)
Buildings are shown on the site on the OS drawing of 1797.
<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, OS 1st ed 6"map (1868) (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.
<2> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
<3> CgMs Consulting, 2012, Archaeological Desk Based Assessment: Land at Tannery Lane, Ashford, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE25160.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. OS 1st ed 6"map (1868). |
| <2> | Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. |
| <3> | Unpublished document: CgMs Consulting. 2012. Archaeological Desk Based Assessment: Land at Tannery Lane, Ashford, Kent. |
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