TQ 54 SE 5 - Site of Brokes Mill and Forge, Brokes Mill Farm, Southborough

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Monument record TQ 54 SE 5 - Site of Brokes Mill and Forge, Brokes Mill Farm, Southborough

Summary

Site of a corn and gunpowder mill, formerly the site of a water-powered forge associated with Vauxhall furnace. It is thought that this is one of two forges being worked by David Willard in 1574, it having been constructed in 1553 by Sir Thomas Fare. The remains of two mill ponds/bays are present but there is no trace of any buildings. It is suspected that the powder mill and probably the forge mentioned in 1574 lay some 150m to the south east of the later corn mill. Scattered cinder remains have been found in adjacent fields. The corn mill remained in use until 1932 when it was sold for scrap. The two milll cottages, north east of Brokes Mill Farm House were demolished in 1948.

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Grid reference	Centred TQ 5940 4290 (349m by 118m)
Map sheet	TQ54SE
County	KENT
District	TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT
Civil Parish	SOUTHBOROUGH, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT

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<1> OS 6" 1898 (OS Card Reference). SKE48313.

<2> Hist of Kent 5 (1798) p.197 (Hasted) (OS Card Reference). SKE43926.

<3> E Straker, 1931, Wealden Iron, Wealden Iron 1931 p.222 (E Streaker) (Monograph). SKE7720.

<4> F1 EG 22-MAY-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE42869.

<5> F2 ASP 28-JAN-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE43183.

<6> Cleere, H. Crossley, D. (et al), 1985, The Iron Industry of the Weald, The Iron Ind of the Weald 1985 347(H Cleere and D Crossley) (Monograph). SKE6385.

<7> KARU record form TW 61 (OS Card Reference). SKE45598.

<8> D Garrod W Kent Field Officer 24.10.80 (OS Card Reference). SKE39552.

<9> Field report for monument TQ 54 SE 5 - May, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2730.

<10> Field report for monument TQ 54 SE 5 - January, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2731.

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<1> SKE48313 OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1898.
<2> SKE43926 OS Card Reference: Hist of Kent 5 (1798) p.197 (Hasted).
<3> SKE7720 Monograph: E Straker. 1931. Wealden Iron. Wealden Iron 1931 p.222 (E Streaker).
<4> SKE42869 OS Card Reference: F1 EG 22-MAY-59.
<5> SKE43183 OS Card Reference: F2 ASP 28-JAN-63.
<6> SKE6385 Monograph: Cleere, H. Crossley, D. (et al). 1985. The Iron Industry of the Weald. The Iron Ind of the Weald 1985 347(H Cleere and D Crossley).
<7> SKE45598 OS Card Reference: KARU record form TW 61.
<8> SKE39552 OS Card Reference: D Garrod W Kent Field Officer 24.10.80.
<9> SKE2730 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 54 SE 5 - May, 1959.
<10> SKE2731 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 54 SE 5 - January, 1963.

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Record last edited

Nov 18 2024 10:42AM