Building record TQ 55 NW 183 - THE OLD MILL ( aka by Mlls Archive as Gtreatness Corn Mill Sevenoaks)

Summary

Formerly a Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1700 to 1899. Despite being destroyed in a fire in 1928, the mill was reconstructed and continued operating until 1935 (https://www.batandballstation.com/The_Mills_at_Greatness_22257.aspx)

Location

Grid reference TQ 5348 5683 (point)
Map sheet TQ55NW
Civil Parish SEVENOAKS, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District SEVENOAKS, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
MILL LANE, GREATNESS 1. 1614. The Old Mill TQ 55 NW/3/104 II 2. This was originally an old lace mill started by a French Huguenot family called Nouaille who settled in this locality after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. In the C19 it became a flour mill and is now electrically driven and owned by a firm of timber merchants. The structure of the mill buildings today is mostly C19 with weatherboarded elevations, about 6 storeys, including lofts, eaves and gutter and tiled roof. The base of random stone with brick quoins and dressings is probably Cl8.
Listing NGR: TQ5352856817

Despite being destroyed in a fire in 1928, the mill was reconstructed and continued operating until 1935 (https://www.batandballstation.com/The_Mills_at_Greatness_22257.aspx)


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

Wessex Archaeology, 2016, Greatness Mill, Mill Lane, Sevenoaks, Kent: Archaeological evaluation, Historic Building Record and watching brief (Unpublished document). SKE32404.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
  • --- Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2016. Greatness Mill, Mill Lane, Sevenoaks, Kent: Archaeological evaluation, Historic Building Record and watching brief.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: Archaeological evaluation, historic building record and watching brief at Greatness Mill (Ref: 64812.03) (EKE16326)

Record last edited

Dec 4 2023 12:03PM