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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 75 NW 93 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Fishpond at The Friary, Aylesford |
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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 7231 5893 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ75NW |
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| Parish: | AYLESFORD, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FISHPOND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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 Nicola Bannister, 2010, The Friars, Aylesford, Kent: Core Monument Record & Report (Unpublished document).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>XY | Unpublished document: Nicola Bannister. 2010. The Friars, Aylesford, Kent: Core Monument Record & Report. [Mapped feature: #20153 fishpond, ] |
Related records
| TQ 75 NW 234 | Part of: THE FRIARS, MAIN BLOCK (Listed Building) |
