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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 84 NW 265 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Town Sutton Mill |
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Summary
Town Sutton Mill (Smock Mill [corn]) was constructed c.1720 (rebuilt in 1798) and demolished in 1945.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 8188 4917 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ84NW |
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| Parish: | SUTTON VALENCE, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- WINDMILL (Post Medieval to Modern - 1720 AD? to 1945 AD)
Full description
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A smock mill dated to 1720 built of brick and tarred weatherboarding. The mill was partly rebuilt in 1798 after the cap was blown off in a gale. The mill ceased work with wind in 1918 after the sails became unsafe, but it continued to work into the 1930's with an oil engine. The mill was finally pulled down in 1943, with the base being converted into a house in the mid-late 20th century. (1-3)
Historic England archive material: BF002601 SMOCK MILL, SUTTON VALENCE
<1> Coles Finch, W., 1933, Watermills and Windmills (Monograph). SKE32368.
<2> Clark FC, 1947, Kentish Fire. Rye: Adams & Sons (Bibliographic reference). SKE52191.
<3> A A Bryan, 1998, Windmill gazetteer for England (Monograph). SKE55552.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Monograph: Coles Finch, W.. 1933. Watermills and Windmills. |
| <2> | Bibliographic reference: Clark FC. 1947. Kentish Fire. Rye: Adams & Sons. |
| <3> | Monograph: A A Bryan. 1998. Windmill gazetteer for England. |
