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Monument record TR 06 SW 248 - The Home Works, Gunpowder Mills, Faversham
Summary
The Home Works is the generic name used for the four groups of gunpowder mills located close to Faversham: Ospringe, Chart, Kings and Lower & Bennetts mills. Gunpowder was manufactured here from the 16th century, the works finally closing in 1934. From around 1760 to 1825, the mills were owned by the Crown and known as the Royal Gunpowder Mills. The sites of the mills have been largely built over but part of the Chart Mill has been restored by the Faversham Society.
Location
Grid reference | TR 00828 61340 (point) Centred on |
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Map sheet | TR06SW |
County | KENT |
District | SWALE, KENT |
Civil Parish | FAVERSHAM, SWALE, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
The Cranstone Consultancy, 1993, Monuments Protection Programme: The Gunpowder Industry Combined Steps 1-3 Report (Unpublished document). SKE17244.
English Heritage Monuments Protection Programme, 1998, Monuments Protection Programme: Gunpowder Industry (Unpublished document). SKE7298.
<1> English Heritage, 1998, Monuments Protection Programme: Gunpowder Industry (Unpublished document). SWX6799.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SKE17244 Unpublished document: The Cranstone Consultancy. 1993. Monuments Protection Programme: The Gunpowder Industry Combined Steps 1-3 Report.
- --- SKE7298 Unpublished document: English Heritage Monuments Protection Programme. 1998. Monuments Protection Programme: Gunpowder Industry.
- <1> SWX6799 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 1998. Monuments Protection Programme: Gunpowder Industry.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (4)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: RCHME: Faversham's Explosives Industry (EKE4827)
Record last edited
Sep 27 2018 10:45AM