Listed Building record TQ 73 NE 69 - UNION MILL CRANBROOK

Summary

Grade I listed building. Main construction periods 1814 to 1814. Built in 1814, Cranbrook Union Mill is the tallest mill of its kind in the country. This octagonal smock mill is set on a very high brick base and rises to 22m. It was built by Henry Dobell in 1814, as a stone tablet over the door records, and another stone tablet records that John Russell was miller from 1918 to 1956. When built it has common sails and no tantail but these were replaced by patent sails and a fantail added in 1840. Standby power was provided by a steam engine in 1863, a gas engine in 1919 and an electric motor in 1954. Repair work started in 1958 and the mill was bought by Kent County Council in 1960. It was opened to the public in 1982 and remains in working order today.

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Grid reference TQ 77905 35947 (point)
Map sheet TQ73NE
County KENT
District TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT
Civil Parish CRANBROOK, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT

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<1> Ind Arch of SE Eng 1978 33-35 photo (AJ Haselfoot) (OS Card Reference). SKE44223.

<2> DOE(HHR) Dist of Tunbridge Wells 1986 68 (OS Card Reference). SKE41099.

<3> The NT Guide to Our Industrial Past 1983 22 207 (A Burton) (OS Card Reference). SKE50448.

<4> Ind Arch Sites of Brit 1977 45 (A Burton) (OS Card Reference). SKE44272.

<5> The Arch of the Indus Rev 1974 92 (B Bracegirdle) (OS Card Reference). SKE50072.

<6> Windmills of Eng 1976 98-9 (RJ Brown) (OS Card Reference). SKE51365.

<7> Windmills in Kent 1979 7 (BJ and JM Turpin) (OS Card Reference). SKE51352.

<8> The Windmills of Kent 1979 36-9 (J West) (OS Card Reference). SKE50546.

<9> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<10> Historic England, Archive material associated with Union Windmill in Cranbrook, Listed Building (Archive). SKE53926.

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  • <1> OS Card Reference: Ind Arch of SE Eng 1978 33-35 photo (AJ Haselfoot).
  • <2> OS Card Reference: DOE(HHR) Dist of Tunbridge Wells 1986 68.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: The NT Guide to Our Industrial Past 1983 22 207 (A Burton).
  • <4> OS Card Reference: Ind Arch Sites of Brit 1977 45 (A Burton).
  • <5> OS Card Reference: The Arch of the Indus Rev 1974 92 (B Bracegirdle).
  • <6> OS Card Reference: Windmills of Eng 1976 98-9 (RJ Brown).
  • <7> OS Card Reference: Windmills in Kent 1979 7 (BJ and JM Turpin).
  • <8> OS Card Reference: The Windmills of Kent 1979 36-9 (J West).
  • <9>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #38234 Mill, ]
  • <10> Archive: Historic England. Archive material associated with Union Windmill in Cranbrook, Listed Building.

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Record last edited

Jun 29 2021 2:23PM