Listed Building record TR 16 NE 24 - Herne Windmill (18th c)

Summary

Herne Windmill was built in 1781 to replace a 16th century post mill which had stood on the same site, overlooking Herne village. It is a Grade I listed property and an early type of smock mill. The mill was purchased in 1984 by Kent County Council and opened to the public in 1986. It was restored to working order in 1999. Summary from record TR 16 NE 1175: Grade I listed building. Main construction periods 1781 to 1781

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Grid reference TR 1851 6648 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR16NE
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish HERNE AND BROOMFIELD, CANTERBURY, KENT

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(TR 1851 6649) Herne Windmill [NAT] (1) Herne Windmill, Mill Lane (NW side), Herne. Grade I. Smock type built in 1781. Tarred brick octagonal round-house with platform round minus its handrail. Above tarred weatherboarding. Hooded cap. Fantail intact. Sails missing. (2) Additional bibliography. (3-7)

Description from record TR 16 NE 1175:
The following text is from the original listed building designation:

1. 5273 MILL LANE (North West Side) Herne
Herne Windmill TR 16 NE 6/53 29.9.51.
I GV
2. Smock type built in 1781. Tarred brick octagonal round-house with platform round minus its handrail. Above tarred weatherboarding. Hooded cap. Fantail intact. Sails missing.
Herne Windmill and No 88 form a group.
Listing NGR: TR1851066486 (8)
KKC purchased the mill and the website concerned with the mill (hernewindmill.co.uk) claim the mill was built in 1789.


<1> OS 1:2500 1969 (OS Card Reference). SKE48211.

<2> DOE(HHR) Dist of Canterbury Kent May 1976 30 (OS Card Reference). SKE40899.

<3> Windmills of Eng 1976 100 101 illust (RJ Brown) (OS Card Reference). SKE51355.

<4> Indust Arch of SE Eng 1978 44 (AJ Haselfoot) (OS Card Reference). SKE44283.

<5> Windmills in Kent 1979 8 9 photo (BJ and JM Turpin) (OS Card Reference). SKE51354.

<6> The Windmills of Kent 1979 46-49 (J West) (OS Card Reference). SKE50548.

<7> Kent Arch Rev 86 1986 121 (DJ Bean) (OS Card Reference). SKE45833.

<8> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

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  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 1:2500 1969.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: DOE(HHR) Dist of Canterbury Kent May 1976 30.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Windmills of Eng 1976 100 101 illust (RJ Brown).
  • <4> OS Card Reference: Indust Arch of SE Eng 1978 44 (AJ Haselfoot).
  • <5> OS Card Reference: Windmills in Kent 1979 8 9 photo (BJ and JM Turpin).
  • <6> OS Card Reference: The Windmills of Kent 1979 46-49 (J West).
  • <7> OS Card Reference: Kent Arch Rev 86 1986 121 (DJ Bean).
  • <8>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #44143 Windmill, ]

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  • Non-Intrusive Event: National Record of Industrial Monuments (EKE20814)

Record last edited

Jan 15 2024 11:48AM