Listed Building record TR 06 SW 1224 - BOUNDARY STONE TO FORMER CHART GUNPOWDER MILLS
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TR 0102 6128 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR06SW |
| District | SWALE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | FAVERSHAM, SWALE, KENT |
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Full Description
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
FAVERSHAM
TR 0161 SW WESTBROOK WALK
659/2/378 Boundary stone to former Chart Gunpowd
27-SEP-89 er Mills
(Formerly listed as:
WESTBROOK WALK
W HALL BOUNDARY STONE)
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Boundary stone to gunpowder works. Dated 1839. Limestone. Stone approx.60cm high inscribed WH/1839 on one side and W & PBH on the reverse.
HISTORY: The Chart Gunpowder Mills formed part of the Home Works of the Royal Gunpowder Factory. The Hall family bought them in 1825. Associated with the nearby Chart Mills (SAM), indicating the extent of the works and its presence close to the centre of the town.
(Percival, A J, 'The Faversham Gunpowder Industry and its development', Faversham Papers, N(4, 3rd Ed. 1986; NMR Report, Home Works, RCHME, p4, 1998)
Listing NGR: TR0102361286
English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
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Record last edited
Feb 19 2008 12:26PM