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Monument details

HER Number:TR 03 NE 31
Type of record:Monument
Name:Post medieval windmill (remains of)

Summary

Remains of a mill at Aldington; originally a smock mill it was dismantled in 1910 when the 'weatherbeaten body' was considered unsafe. The base was left in situ and remains today as a store.


Grid Reference:TR 0553 3623
Map Sheet:TR03NE
Parish:ALDINGTON, ASHFORD, KENT

Monument Types

  • SMOCK MILL (Dismantled 1910, Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD? to 1910 AD)
  • STOREHOUSE (Modern - 1910 AD to 2050 AD)

Full description

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TR 056362. Remains of a mill at Aldington; originally a smock mill it was dismantled in 1910 when the 'weatherbeaten body' was considered unsafe. The base was left in situ and remains today as a store. (1) (TR 05533623, shown as an unnamed structure). (2) additional bibliography (3)


<1> The Windmills of Kent 1979 93 95 (J West) (OS Card Reference). SKE50554.

<2> OS 1:2500 1972 (OS Card Reference). SKE48214.

<3> Wikipedia, 2019, List of windmills in Kent (Website). SKE52140.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>OS Card Reference: The Windmills of Kent 1979 93 95 (J West).
<2>XYOS Card Reference: OS 1:2500 1972. [Mapped feature: #38339 windmill, ]
<3>Website: Wikipedia. 2019. List of windmills in Kent.