Monument record TR 25 NE 290 - Mount Ephraim Mill (former site)

Summary

Mount Ephraim Mill was a corn Post Mill constructed in 1735 and was blown down in 1955.

Location

Grid reference TR 2923 5810 (point)
Map sheet TR25NE
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish ASH, DOVER, KENT

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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)

  • --- Archive: Historic England. Archive material associated with Mount Ephraim Windmill.
  • <1> Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1.
  • <2> Newspaper: 1955. Extract from 'Milling', dated 5th November 1955.
  • <3> Website: Wikipedia. 2019. List of windmills in Kent.

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Record last edited

Aug 21 2023 12:55PM