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Monument record TQ 64 SW 7 - Possible bloomery site, near Crockhurst Street, Capel
Summary
A possible site of 14th century bloomeries near Tudely. Smithy Wood, Blacksmith's Fields, Upper and Lower Ashpit Fields, Ashpond Field are all place names from the area. Cinder remains have at various time been spotted in the bed of a stream. Possible mine pit depressions, and are stream are present but no cinder has been sighted in the surrounding field where the bloomeries are suspected. No definite identification of the site of this furnace has therefore been made. The bloomeries at Tudely are documented in a documentary account on the 1 the Southfrith lands of the Clares from 1329. It it thought that the bloomeries were out of use by 1370.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 620 448 (point) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ64SW |
| County | KENT |
| District | TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
| Civil Parish | CAPEL, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
<1> Wealden Iron 1931 34-6 92 220 (E Straker) (OS Card Reference). SKE51300.
<2> Arch 64 1913 145-164 (M S Guiseppi) (OS Card Reference). SKE34442.
<3> Pte 6" and plan (Kent Arch Soc Madistone Mus Infm E Straker) (OS Card Reference). SKE48887.
<4> F1 EG 12-JAN-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE42862.
<5> F2 EG 19-JAN-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE43307.
<6> The Iron Ind of the Weald 1985 87-110 (Henry Cleere and David Crossley) (OS Card Reference). SKE50394.
<7> Field report for monument TQ 64 SW 7 - January, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3274.
<8> Field report for monument TQ 64 SW 7 - January, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3275.
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SKE51300 OS Card Reference: Wealden Iron 1931 34-6 92 220 (E Straker).
- <2> SKE34442 OS Card Reference: Arch 64 1913 145-164 (M S Guiseppi).
- <3> SKE48887 OS Card Reference: Pte 6" and plan (Kent Arch Soc Madistone Mus Infm E Straker).
- <4> SKE42862 OS Card Reference: F1 EG 12-JAN-59.
- <5> SKE43307 OS Card Reference: F2 EG 19-JAN-59.
- <6>XY SKE50394 OS Card Reference: The Iron Ind of the Weald 1985 87-110 (Henry Cleere and David Crossley). [Mapped feature: #11830 bloomery, ]
- <7> SKE3274 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 64 SW 7 - January, 1959.
- <8> SKE3275 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 64 SW 7 - January, 1959.
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Record last edited
Jun 1 2021 12:58PM