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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 57 SE 1090 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Brent Mill, Dartford (former site) |
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Summary
Brent Mill was a smock mill constructed at some point prior to 1843. It was partially demolished in 1901, with the ground floor remaining in use until 1930.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 5545 7364 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ57SE |
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| Parish: | DARTFORD, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- SMOCK MILL (Post Medieval to Modern - 1843 AD? to 1901 AD?)
Full description
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Brent mill was a smock mill constructed at some point prior to 1843. It was partially demolished in 1901, with the ground floor roofed over and remaining in use until its demolition in 1930 (1). It can be seen on the first edition OS Map (1862-1875) and is listed as 'disused' on the second edition OS Map (1897-1900). The building is shown, unlabelled, on the third edition OS Map (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. |
