Monument record TR 25 NE 290 - Mount Ephraim Mill (former site)
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TR 2923 5810 (point) |
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Map sheet | TR25NE |
County | KENT |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Civil Parish | ASH, DOVER, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Mount Ephraim Mill was a corn post mill constructed in 1735 and blown down in 1955. The mill is labelled on the second edition OS Map (1897-1900) but is probably visible on the first edition map (1862-1875) (1).A post mill of which was moved to the site in 1818. The mill was built in 1735 and originally stood at Ringleton, approximately half a mile away, where it was shown on a map of 1769. The mill stopped work for two years in 1877, but was bought and repaired by Joseph Brockman in 1879-80. In 1918 production switched to cattle cake. Production ceased in 1935 (2-3). Historic England Archive material (4)
Historic England, Archive material associated with Mount Ephraim Windmill (Archive). SKE55534.
<1> Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1 (Map). SKE30964.
<2> 1955, Extract from 'Milling', dated 5th November 1955 (Newspaper). SKE32367.
<3> Wikipedia, 2019, List of windmills in Kent (Website). SKE52140.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SKE55534 Archive: Historic England. Archive material associated with Mount Ephraim Windmill.
- <1> SKE30964 Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1.
- <2> SKE32367 Newspaper: 1955. Extract from 'Milling', dated 5th November 1955.
- <3> SKE52140 Website: Wikipedia. 2019. List of windmills in Kent.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Aug 21 2023 12:55PM