Building record TR 06 SE 32 - Hop pickers huts west of Forstall Farm

Summary

Late nineteenth century, hop pickers huts West of Forstall Farm.

Location

Grid reference TR 0665 6155 (point)
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 Forum Heritage Services, 2012, Kent Farmsteads & Landscape Project (Unpublished document).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> Unpublished document: Forum Heritage Services. 2012.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