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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 54 NE 345 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | The Old Watch House, Leigh Gunpowder Mills |
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Summary
A 19th century building used as part of the gunpowder mills.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 5710 4667 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ54NE |
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| Parish: | LEIGH, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BUILDING (Post Medieval to Modern - 1850 AD? to 2050 AD)
Full description
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In 2013 AOC Archaeology carried out a building survey of surviving elements of the gunpowder mills. The Old Watch House is a mid 19th century building. It is now linked with the early 20th century Men's Mess by a 1950s extension. (1)
<1> AOC Archaeology, 2013, Gunpowder Mills, Leigh, Tonbridge, Kent: Archaeological Evaluation Report and Historic Building Record (Unpublished document). SKE25219.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: AOC Archaeology. 2013. Gunpowder Mills, Leigh, Tonbridge, Kent: Archaeological Evaluation Report and Historic Building Record. |
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