Listed Building record TQ 92 NW 32 - THE STOCKS WINDMILL

Summary

Grade II* listed building. Main construction periods 1781 to 1781. Stocks Mill at Wittersham. The likely date of construction is 1781 - The centre post inside the Mill has the date 1781 and the initials R V carved on it. This is believed to be thedate of erection as it is certain a mill stood here in 1792. It has been argues that the mill stood somewhere else prior to its present location. Stocks Mill is the tallest post mill in Kent. Very few mills of this type survive as most were demolished when they were superseded by the more efficient smock mills. In 1980 the site was given to Kent County Council and extensive renovation was carried out to restore the mill to its original character. The mill takes it name from the surrounding area known as 'the stocks' on mid-19th century maps.

Location

Grid reference TQ 91304 27305 (point)
Map sheet TQ92NW
County KENT
District ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish WITTERSHAM, ASHFORD, KENT

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<1> OS 1:10000 1980 (OS Card Reference). SKE48166.

<2> F1 ASP 27.02.63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42312.

<3> DOE(HHR) Boro of Ashford Kent Aug 1979 138 (OS Card Reference). SKE40810.

<4> Ind Arch SE Eng 1978 60 (A J Haselfoot) (OS Card Reference). SKE44268.

<5> Windmills of Kent 1979 83-6 (J West) (OS Card Reference). SKE51383.

<6> Windmills in Kent 1979 21 (B J & J M Turpin) (OS Card Reference). SKE51341.

<7> Windmills of Eng 1976 114-5 illus (R J Brown) (OS Card Reference). SKE51361.

<8> Bldgs of Eng W Kent & the Weald 1980 612 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE37929.

<9> Field report for monument TQ 92 NW 8 - February, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4707.

<11> English Heritage, 2003, Tree-Ring Analysis of Timbers from Stocks Mill, Wittersham, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE16625.

<12> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<13> Historic England, Archive material associated with Stocks Mill Listed Building (Archive). SKE54288.

Sources/Archives (12)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 1:10000 1980.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 27.02.63.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: DOE(HHR) Boro of Ashford Kent Aug 1979 138.
  • <4> OS Card Reference: Ind Arch SE Eng 1978 60 (A J Haselfoot).
  • <5> OS Card Reference: Windmills of Kent 1979 83-6 (J West).
  • <6> OS Card Reference: Windmills in Kent 1979 21 (B J & J M Turpin).
  • <7> OS Card Reference: Windmills of Eng 1976 114-5 illus (R J Brown).
  • <8> OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng W Kent & the Weald 1980 612 (J Newman).
  • <9> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 92 NW 8 - February, 1963.
  • <11> Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2003. Tree-Ring Analysis of Timbers from Stocks Mill, Wittersham, Kent.
  • <12>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #22417 Windmill, ]
  • <13> Archive: Historic England. Archive material associated with Stocks Mill Listed Building.

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  • Intrusive Event: Attempted tree-ring analysis of timbers from Stock Mill, Wittersham (EKE10868)

Record last edited

Oct 4 2021 12:39PM