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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 SW 202 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Chartham Paper Mill |
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Summary
Chartham Paper Mill shown on 1st, 2nd and 3rd edition OS maps. A mill has existed at Chartham since the Domesday Book. There was a fulling mill by 1438 and paper production started by 1730. It has been claimed that tracing paper was invented at the mill and it is still manufactured there. Paper Mill ceased trading in September 2022.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1080 5498 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15SW |
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| Parish: | CHARTHAM, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FULLING MILL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PAPER MILL (Post Medieval to Unknown - 1730 AD?)
Full description
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Chartham Paper Mill shown on 1st, 2nd and 3rd edition OS maps. A mill has existed at Chartham since the Domesday Book. There was a fulling mill by 1438 and paper production started by 1730. It has been claimed that tracing paper was invented at the mill and it is still manufactured there.
<1> Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1 (Map). SKE30964.
<2> Landmark, 1907-1923, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 3rd Edition, 1907-1923) (Map). SKE30966.
<3> Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 4th Edition, 1929-1952) (Map). SKE30967.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1. |
| <2> | Map: Landmark. 1907-1923. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 3rd Edition, 1907-1923). |
| <3> | Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 4th Edition, 1929-1952). |
