Monument record TQ 75 SE 98 - Leg o' Mutton pond mill
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TQ 7619 5197 (point) FCE |
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Map sheet | TQ75SE |
District | MAIDSTONE, KENT |
Civil Parish | LOOSE, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Full Description
Site of mill building by mill pond dam on s. side of Leg O' Mutton Pond. Originally a paper mill in 1770, apparently becoming disused c. 1804, before being rebuilt as 3 cottages. Ragstone walls 6ft high still remaining from this phase in 1972. No upstanding remains in 1995. Leg O' Mutton Pond dammed at S. end. Drain situated in centre of pond, vertical stone-lined drainage shaft below this, not visible 1995. Site of the mill overgrown, but several substantial ashlar blocks strewn in the tail race. (1-2)
<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, RJ SpainLoose Watermills AC 87 1972 (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.
<2> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Site visit DC Eve 5/1995 (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.
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Record last edited
Jan 30 2015 3:19PM