Monument record TQ 64 NW 16 - probable site of Iron Forge

Summary

Pond bay, traceable as the course of Postern Lane. Probably the site of a forge mentioned in 1553, but no conclusive physical evidence found.

Location

Grid reference TQ 605 462 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ64NW
Civil Parish TONBRIDGE, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
County KENT
District TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

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.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: Wealden Iron 1931 (E Straker).
  • <2>XY OS Card Reference: The Iron Ind of the Weald 1985 350 (H Cleare and D Crossley). [Mapped feature: #11592 forge, ]

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Record last edited

Apr 11 2023 11:21AM