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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 72 NE 173 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Nightingales' Mill, Four Throws, site of |
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Summary
Windmill and post mill (site of). Nightingales mill, four throws. A smock mill built in 1844 for the milling of cereals. The mill ceased work circa 1913, finally disappearing in 1951. The base of the mill is now being used as a store.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 775 295 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ72NE |
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| Parish: | HAWKHURST, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
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Monument Types
- WINDMILL (Post Medieval to Modern - 1870 AD to 1926 AD?)
Full description
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Windmill and post mill at four throws (site of). Moved 1870, ceased work 1900, demolished 1905-1926. (1)(2) A smock mill built in 1844 for the milling of cereals. The mill ceased work circa 1913, finally disappearing in 1951. The base of the mill is now being used as a store.
<1> Finch W.C., 1933, Watermills & windmills: A historical survey of their rise, decline and fall as portrayed by those of Kent (Monograph). SKE16113.
<2> Romney Marsh Research Trust, 2010, Romney Marsh Research Trust Gazetteer 2010 (Unpublished document). SKE16034.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Monograph: Finch W.C.. 1933. Watermills & windmills: A historical survey of their rise, decline and fall as portrayed by those of Kent. |
| <2>XY | Unpublished document: Romney Marsh Research Trust. 2010. Romney Marsh Research Trust Gazetteer 2010. [Mapped feature: #42215 Mill, ] |
