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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 75 NW 93
Type of record:Monument
Name:Fishpond at The Friary, Aylesford

Summary

There is what appears to be a large, tidal fishpond at Aylesford Friary. It may be a natural pond with a feeding channel running from the river and controlled by a sluice. The western end has been filled in with waste gravel and the pond is now an ornamental feature.

Grid Reference:TQ 5723 1589
Map Sheet:TQ51NE
Parish:AYLESFORD, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

Monument Types

  • FISHPOND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status:Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: The Friars medieval - modern garden, fishpond, undated ditches and lynchet, and a post-medieval embankment, and sluice gate, Aylesford

Full description

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There is a large fishpond near "The Friary" at Aylesford. (1) [Friary cented at TQ 72355885, see TQ 75 NW 29] Refers to tidal ponds once governed by sluices just below the buildings. (2) Centred TQ 72315894. A large apparently natural pond close to the friary buildings, which could have been used for a fish pond, but is now an ornamental feature. The western end has been filled in by tipping waste gravel. There are remains of a feeding channel running from the river, controlled by a sluice, thus making it a tidal pond. Reference Authy 2, only the one pond was found. Enquiries revealed no certain knowledge that this was a fish pond. (3) Checked and correct. (4) Western end filed after 1931 to accommodate the new drive and car parks. (7)


<1> Saunter thro Kent 3 1901 89 (C Igglesden) (OS Card Reference). SKE49404.

<2> Country Life 54 1923 570 (M Conway) (OS Card Reference). SKE39445.

<3> F1 ASP 20-MAY-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE42208.

<4> F2 ASP 03-MAR-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE43081.

<5> Field report for monument TQ 75 NW 93 - May, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3941.

<6> Field report for monument TQ 75 NW 93 - March, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3942.

<7> Nicola Bannister, 2010, The Friars, Aylesford, Kent: Core Monument Record & Report (Unpublished document). SKE16362.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>OS Card Reference: Saunter thro Kent 3 1901 89 (C Igglesden).
<2>OS Card Reference: Country Life 54 1923 570 (M Conway).
<3>OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 20-MAY-59.
<4>OS Card Reference: F2 ASP 03-MAR-64.
<5>Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 75 NW 93 - May, 1959.
<6>Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 75 NW 93 - March, 1964.
<7>XYUnpublished document: Nicola Bannister. 2010. The Friars, Aylesford, Kent: Core Monument Record & Report. [Mapped feature: #20153 fishpond, ]

Related records

TQ 75 NW 234Part of: THE FRIARS, MAIN BLOCK (Listed Building)