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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 95 SW 47 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Brewery at lenham forstal |
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Summary
Brewery with Malt House, Lenham
| Grid Reference: | TQ 9124 5027 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ95SW |
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| Parish: | LENHAM, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BREWERY (BREWERY, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- MALTINGS (MALTINGS, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
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The Brewery was probably established by Mr Mercer in 1785 and probably acquired by Chapman & Sons before 1859. By 1868 T.Chapman closed the Brewery and moved to Ashford.(1) The associated Malt House was probably still in use, by Chapman, until sometime after 1882.(2) A Malt House is still marked on the OS 25" maps, 3rd ed.(1909), but is demolished by the modern map.(3)
<1> Norman Barber (Brewery History Society 1994), A Century of British Brewers 1890-1990 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6449.
<2> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Kelley's Directory of Kent, 1859, 1867,1874 and 1882. (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.
<3> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, OS 25" maps, 3rd ed. (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Bibliographic reference: Norman Barber (Brewery History Society 1994). A Century of British Brewers 1890-1990. |
| <2> | Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Kelley's Directory of Kent, 1859, 1867,1874 and 1882.. |
| <3> | Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. OS 25" maps, 3rd ed.. |
