TQ 44 SE 20 - Cowden lower furnace - Historic Environment Record

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Monument record TQ 44 SE 20 - Cowden lower furnace

Summary

Possible site of a blast furnace, c.1590. Documentary evidence points to a hitherto unrecorded blast-furnace at Cowden. Cowden Mill seems to be the probable site supported by field name evidence and the presence of blast furnace slag.

Location

Grid reference	TQ 465 401 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ44SE
Civil Parish	COWDEN, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District	SEVENOAKS, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

BLAST FURNACE (BLAST FURNACE, Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)

Full Description

<1> Post Md Arch vol 15 1981 230 (J Cherry) (OS Card Reference). SKE48539.

<2> Iron Ind of the Weald 1985 325 (H Cleere & D Crossley) (OS Card Reference). SKE44515.

<3> Wealden Iron 1931 (E Straker) (OS Card Reference). SKE51282.

Sources/Archives (3)

<1> SKE48539 OS Card Reference: Post Md Arch vol 15 1981 230 (J Cherry).
<2> SKE44515 OS Card Reference: Iron Ind of the Weald 1985 325 (H Cleere & D Crossley).
<3>XY SKE51282 OS Card Reference: Wealden Iron 1931 (E Straker). [Mapped feature: #43496 furnace, ]