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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 93 SW 186 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Leigh Green Mill |
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Summary
Leigh Green Mill (Smock Mill [corn]) was constructed in 1818 and demolished (burnt down) in 1913.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 9044 3257 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ93SW |
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| Parish: | TENTERDEN, ASHFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- WINDMILL (Post Medieval to Modern - 1818 AD to 1913 AD)
Full description
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A smock mill dated to 1818 from a ground floor beam. The mill had a brick stage with a weatherboarded superstructure. The mill worked until November 26th 1913, when it was burnt to the ground. Much of the machinary was installed by J.Pilbeam in 1887, with a new windshaft being fitted in 1890. (1)
Historic England archive material: BF002602 LEIGH GREEN WINDMILL, TENTERDEN
<1> Finch W.C., 1933, Watermills & windmills: A historical survey of their rise, decline and fall as portrayed by those of Kent (Monograph). SKE16113.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | Monograph: Finch W.C.. 1933. Watermills & windmills: A historical survey of their rise, decline and fall as portrayed by those of Kent. [Mapped feature: #102507 Mill, ] |
