Building record TR 06 SE 32 - Hop pickers huts west of Forstall Farm
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TR 0665 6155 (point) |
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Map sheet | TR06SE |
County | KENT |
District | SWALE, KENT |
Civil Parish | HERNHILL, SWALE, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
The first edition Ordnance Survey map of 1862-75 shows two rectangular building in the corner of the field between two roads next to Fostall Farm.
One of these buildings has been removed, and replaced with a triangular building in the very edge of the field, between Myrtle Farm and Fostall Farm. The second edition Ordnance Survey (1897-1900)also shows two additional buildings along the eastern field boundary.
The third edition Ordnance Survey shows an additional L-shaped building in the field’s corner and tree additional rectangular structures.
The aerial survey of the 1940s only shows the buildings in the fields corner, the rest have been demolished. In the 1990 survey only the L-shaped building and the southern most building remain.
Identified by the Historic Farmsteads Survey. (1)
<1> Forum Heritage Services, 2012, Kent Farmsteads & Landscape Project (Unpublished document). SKE18075.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE18075 Unpublished document: Forum Heritage Services. 2012. Kent Farmsteads & Landscape Project.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Feb 6 2013 4:57PM