Listed Building record TQ 77 SW 2 - HIGHAM MILL (MILL BUILDING)
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TQ 7228 7166 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ77SW |
County | KENT |
District | GRAVESHAM, KENT |
Civil Parish | HIGHAM, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
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Full Description
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
TQ 77 SW HIGHAM HERMITAGE ROAD 3/157 Higham Mill GV (Mill Building)
II
The stump of Higham and Roses Windmill built by Sir Richrd Head and truncated in 1921. Octagonal building consisting of 2 storeys, the ground floor stuccoed, the 1st floor faced with corrugated iron. Included for group value only. Listing NGR: TQ7116571377 (1)
Description from record TQ 77 SW 23:
[TQ719715] Half mile east of Higham church. This mill stood in a prominent position overlooking acre upon acre of undulating farmland until 1920 when, owing to damage caused in a gale, it was demolished to base level. Originally a smock mill. (2)
Archive material: BF076323 HIGHAM MILL, HERMITAGE ROAD, HIGHAM
<1> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
<2> Windmills of Kent 1979 98 (J West) (OS Card Reference). SKE51390.
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Record last edited
Aug 19 2021 3:19PM