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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 63 NW 17
Type of record:Building
Name:Post medieval tower corn mill, Key's Green, Brenchley

Summary

The remains of a ruined brick-built tower corn mill are located near an area formerly know as Mill Meadow in 1842-44. The mill is thought to date from the early 19th century.


Grid Reference:TQ 6495 3943
Map Sheet:TQ63NW
Parish:BRENCHLEY, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT

Monument Types

  • MILL (Post Medieval - 1700 AD? to 1860 AD)
Protected Status:Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Post-Medieval windmill tower, west of Key's Green

Full description

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Base of a brick-built tower corn mill, located in the corner of a close named Mill Meadow in 1842-44. Probably dates from EC19. (1) Additonal references (2-5)

Historic england archive material: BF002473 WINDMILL BRENCHLEY, BRENCHLEY File of material relating to a site or building. This material has not yet been fully catalogued. Copyright, date, and quantity information for this record may be incomplete or inaccurate.


<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, A21 Lamberhurst-Kipping's Cross Improvements: Arch impact + mitigation assessment report, CAT, 1993. (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1993, A21 Lamberhurst to Kipping's Cross Improvements (Unpublished document). SKE6813.

<3> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1993, A21 Lamberhurst to Kipping's Cross Improvements (Unpublished document). SKe6813.

<4> Wikipedia, 2019, List of windmills in Kent (Website). SKE52140.

<5> 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>Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. A21 Lamberhurst-Kipping's Cross Improvements: Arch impact + mitigation assessment report, CAT, 1993..
<2>Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1993. A21 Lamberhurst to Kipping's Cross Improvements.
<3>Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1993. A21 Lamberhurst to Kipping's Cross Improvements.
<4>Website: Wikipedia. 2019. List of windmills in Kent.
<5>Monograph: Finch W.C.. 1933. Watermills & windmills: A historical survey of their rise, decline and fall as portrayed by those of Kent.