The following text is from the original listed building designation:
TR 05 SE CHILHAM Chilham Mills
4/46 II
Watermill, mill house, storage building and bridge. C,1850,altered mid C20. House to north is of brick with tiled roof. 2 parallel ranges, 2 storeys,3 windows. Some mid C19 tripartite sashes, otherwise C20 casements. Central doorcase with pilasters and pediment. Half-hipped roof with 3 tall brick chimney- stacks. Attached mill to south is tall structure of 4 storeys and attics, the ground floor brick, above weatherboarded. Tiled roof with 2 dormers having carved bargeboards. East elevation has casements with 4 centre panes opening and 16 pane sash to top floor. Lean-to brick extension housing water wheel with tiled roof. Rear also has casements with centre 4 panes opening, loading door on 1st floor and lucarn to top floor. Attached to south of this is a 2 storey brick and weatherboarded storage building with tiled roof and casement windows. The whole is built over a brick bridge with 1 cambered and two round-headed arches. The interior of the mill is remarkably complete with paddle wheel,stones, grain bins and hoppers. (Illustrated on P 35 of John Reynolds' "Windmills and Watermills 1970).
Listing NGR: TR0648553998

A detailed assessment of the mill was prepared as part of a 2015 planning application. In the time of James Wildman (1794-1816) the mill was referred to as ‘French’ mill due to the type of millstones used. The original mill on the site was replaced between 1830 and 1850 with a new mill in its current form. (2)

A supplementary heritage assessment was prepared subsequently in 2018. (3)

A building survey completed in 2021 stated that the Gross Internal Area of the mill is 559.1 square metres. (4)

<1> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<2> Cubit Consulting, 2015, Heritage Statement, Conversion and alteration work at Chilham Fisheries, Chilham, Mill Lane, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent CT4 8EF (Unpublished document). SKE52997.

<3> Bonwick Heritage Services, 2018, Chilham Mill, Canterbury, Kent, Supplementary Heritage Statement (Unpublished document). SKE55269.

<4> Sterling Temple, 2021, Geometric report Chilham Mill, Mill House, Canterbury, CT4 (Unpublished document). SKE55877.