Monument record MKE117270 - Site of Smock Mill - Fields Mill

Summary

A smock mill built in 1837 by John Steadman for John Field to replace the mill which had burnt down the previous year (1836).

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 7656 6757 (0m by 1m)
Map sheet TQ76NE
Civil Parish ROCHESTER & CHATHAM, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

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Full Description

A smock mill built in 1837 by John Steadman for John Field to replace the mill which had burnt down the previous year (1836). The two lowest floors were built of brick, with the rest being of timber. The mill stayed in the Field family until the mills demolition in 1887. (1)

Historic England archive material: BF002122 FIELD'S MILL, CHATHAM File of material relating to a site or building. This material has not yet been fully catalogued. Copyright, date, and quantity information for this record may be incomplete or inaccurate.

Possibly this is a duplicate of TQ 76 NW 894 (?)


<1> Finch W.C., 1933, Watermills & windmills: A historical survey of their rise, decline and fall as portrayed by those of Kent (Monograph). SKE16113.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1>XY Monograph: Finch W.C.. 1933. Watermills & windmills: A historical survey of their rise, decline and fall as portrayed by those of Kent. [Mapped feature: #112243 Smock Mill, ]

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Record last edited

Aug 21 2023 12:16PM