Listed Building record TQ 95 SE 75 - CHARING WINDMILL

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1800 to 1832. A smock mill for the milling of cereals. Built in the early 19th century of weatherboarding, with a brick roundhouse beneath. The mill ceased work in 1891, with the machinery being dismantled circa 1917. The main floor is being converted into a studio.

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Grid reference TQ 9579 5015 (point)
Map sheet TQ95SE
County KENT
District ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish CHARING, ASHFORD, KENT

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Description from record TQ 95 SE 11:
[TQ 9580 5016] Windmill (disused) [NAT] (1) Charing Windmill, Grade II. Early 19th century smock mill faced with weatherboarding. (For full description see list.) (2) Additional bibliography. (3-5)
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 5272 CHARING BOWL ROAD Charing Hill Charing Windmill TQ 95 SE 8/58 14.2.67 II 2. Early C19 smock mill faced with weatherboarding. Octagonal red brick "round-house" with wooden platform above it. Boat-shaped cap. The sweeps were removed in 1917. The fantail is also missing. The mill was last worked in 1892. The machinery was later removed, and the main floor converted into a studio.
Listing NGR: TQ9570950423 (6)


<1> OS 1:10000 1972 (OS Card Reference). SKE48157.

<2> DOE(HHR) Boro of Ashford Kent 10 Oct 1980 39 (OS Card Reference). SKE40809.

<3> Ind Arch of SE Eng 1978 31 (AJ Haselfoot) (OS Card Reference). SKE44222.

<4> Windmills in Kent 1979 22 (BJ and TM Turpin) (OS Card Reference). SKE51344.

<5> Windmills in Kent 1979 30-32 (J West) (OS Card Reference). SKE51348.

<6> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

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  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 1:10000 1972.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: DOE(HHR) Boro of Ashford Kent 10 Oct 1980 39.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Ind Arch of SE Eng 1978 31 (AJ Haselfoot).
  • <4> OS Card Reference: Windmills in Kent 1979 22 (BJ and TM Turpin).
  • <5> OS Card Reference: Windmills in Kent 1979 30-32 (J West).
  • <6>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #21132 Windmill, ]

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  • Non-Intrusive Event: National Record of Industrial Monuments (EKE20814)

Record last edited

Oct 13 2021 6:24PM