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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 77 SE 1370
Type of record:Monument
Name:Ballard's Mill, or Hoo Mill (former site)

Summary

Ballard's Mill was a smock mill for grinding flour, constructed in 1799 and demolished at some point after 1905.


Grid Reference:TQ 7697 7282
Map Sheet:TQ77SE
Parish:HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT

Monument Types

  • (Former Type) SMOCK MILL (Post Medieval to Modern - 1799 AD? to 1905 AD?)

Full description

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Ballard's Mill was a smock mill for grinding flour, constructed in 1799 and demolished at some point after 1905 (1). The mill is labelled on the second edition OS Map (1897-1900) but is probably visible on the first edition map (1862-1875) (2).


<1> Coles Finch, W., 1933, Watermills and Windmills (Monograph). SKE32368.

<2> Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1 (Map). SKE30964.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Monograph: Coles Finch, W.. 1933. Watermills and Windmills.
<2>Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1.