Building record TQ 65 SE 300 - Hoppers' huts Merewoth

Summary

A row of hoppers' huts Merewoth

Location

Grid reference TQ 6604 5438 (point)
Map sheet TQ65SE
County KENT
District TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish MEREWORTH, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A single row of hop pickers' huts first appearing on the 2nd ed. OS map (1897-1907), adjacent to Herne Farm, Merworth. Still extant on the 1940s ariel photographs. Half it's original length (furthest from the farm) had been demolished by the 1999 ariel photgraph. The remaining section is still visible on the 2008 ariel photograph and modern map, possibly residential.


<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 Forum Heritage Services, 2012, Kent Farmsteads & Landscape Project (Unpublished document).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 Unpublished document: Forum Heritage Services. 2012.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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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Feb 8 2013 1:35PM