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Monument record TQ 76 NE 321 - Post medieval windmill, Windmill Road, Gillingham
Summary
A windmill in use as a cornmill on what was Windmill Lane (now Windmill Road). It is marked on the 1st and 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map (c.1858-1898).
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 77020 67333 (point) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ76NE |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
| Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
OS map, listed. sheet 19 shows windmill on what was then mill lane. Used as a cornmill. (1)
A windmill is shown on or near this site on the Symonson map of Kent (1596). (2)
This smock mill was known as Upberry Mill, also Gilbert's Mill or Lower Chatham Hill Mill. (3)
<1> Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1 (Map). SKE30964.
<2> Symonson, P., 1596, Symonson's Map of Kent, 1596 (Map). SKE32369.
<3> Coles Finch, W., 1933, Watermills and Windmills (Monograph). SKE32368.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Sep 5 2017 3:39PM