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Monument record TQ 96 SW 69 - Windmill (site)

Summary

A tower mill built in 1835. It was used for milling flour as well as hog corn grist. The mill contained three pairs of stonesand was built of rendered brick. Work ceased in 1917 due to the effects of the Great War

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Grid reference	TQ 9164 6145 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ96SW
County	KENT
District	SWALE, KENT
Civil Parish	RODMERSHAM, SWALE, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

WINDMILL (WINDMILL, Post Medieval to Modern - 1835 AD to 1917 AD)

Full Description

[TQ 9164 6145] Windmill [NAT] (disused) [NAT] (1) Windmill, Grade III, Rodmersham Green. Built in 1835. (For full description see list.) (2) A windmill at Rodmersham Green was demolished in September 1969 (3)(4)despite efforts by local people to save it. The mill (see Illustration Card for photo) dated from 1836 (3). (3)(4)

<1> OS 25" Kent 33 6 1938 (OS Card Reference). SKE48282.

<2> MHLH Swale RD Nov 1960 76 (OS Card Reference). SKE47190.

<3> J Ind Arch 7 1970 112-4 photos (OS Card Reference). SKE44807.

<4> Windmills of Kent 1979 106 (J West) (OS Card Reference). SKE51374.

Sources/Archives (4)

<1> SKE48282 OS Card Reference: OS 25" Kent 33 6 1938.
<2> SKE47190 OS Card Reference: MHLH Swale RD Nov 1960 76.
<3>XY SKE44807 OS Card Reference: J Ind Arch 7 1970 112-4 photos. [Mapped feature: #36368 Windmill, ]
<4> SKE51374 OS Card Reference: Windmills of Kent 1979 106 (J West).