Monument record TQ 64 NW 16 - probable site of Iron Forge
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TQ 605 462 (point) FCE |
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Map sheet | TQ64NW |
Civil Parish | TONBRIDGE, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
County | KENT |
District | TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
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Full Description
TQ 606462, Postern Forge, not included by Straker (a). The Bay, length 140m, height 1.5 to 2.75m now forms Postern Lane. The water system is dry and the spillway situated at the west end. Forge bottoms and cinder, and cannon balls found by the owner of Postern Forge house which is timber-framed and probably contemporary. Liable to confusion with Rats Csstle Forge (see TQ 64 NW 8) and Old Forge, Southborough (see TQ 54 SE 5). They are all probably ironworksoperated by David Willard in 1553. (1)
<1> Wealden Iron 1931 (E Straker) (OS Card Reference). SKE51282.
<2> The Iron Ind of the Weald 1985 350 (H Cleare and D Crossley) (OS Card Reference). SKE50391.
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Protected Status/Designation
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Record last edited
Apr 11 2023 11:21AM