Monument record TR 06 SW 65 - Oare Gunpowder Works, Faversham

Summary

The Oare Gunpowder Works was founded at the end of the seventeenth century. In the nineteenth century it was acquired by John Hall and Sons, owners of the Home and Marsh Gunpowder Works in Faversham. The Oare Works produced black powder, continuing to do so until 1934 when production was moved to Ardeer, Scotland. Many of the original buildings survive and in 2005 were restored when the site became a Country Park with a small museum.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 0032 6237 (594m by 632m) GCE
Map sheet TR06SW
County KENT
District SWALE, KENT
Civil Parish FAVERSHAM, SWALE, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

BRICK LENT NEAR GLAZING HOUSE TR0024 6240. (Photograph). SKE814.

BRICK LENT NEAR GLAZING HOUSE TR0024 6240. (Photograph). SKE814.

CHART GUNPOWDER MILLS TR0096 6124. (Photograph). SKE805.

CHART GUNPOWDER MILLS TR0096 6124. (Photograph). SKE805.

CHART GUNPOWDER MILLS TR0096 6124. (Photograph). SKE806.

CHART GUNPOWDER MILLS TR0096 6124. (Photograph). SKE806.

COOPERAGE TR0018 6233. (Photograph). SKE812.

COOPERAGE TR0018 6233. (Photograph). SKE812.

CORNING HOUSE - TR0034 6252. (Photograph). SKE787.

CORNING HOUSE - TR0034 6252. (Photograph). SKE787.

CORNING HOUSE TR0034 6252. (Photograph). SKE788.

CORNING HOUSE TR0034 6252. (Photograph). SKE788.

CORNING HOUSE TR0034 6252. (Photograph). SKE789.

CORNING HOUSE TR0034 6252. (Photograph). SKE789.

CORNING HOUSE TR0034 6252. (Photograph). SKE790.

CORNING HOUSE TR0034 6252. (Photograph). SKE790.

CORNING HOUSE TR0034 6252. (Photograph). SKE791.

CORNING HOUSE TR0034 6252. (Photograph). SKE791.

CORNING HOUSE TR0034 6252. (Photograph). SKE792.

CORNING HOUSE TR0034 6252. (Photograph). SKE792.

CORNING HOUSE TR0034 6252. (Photograph). SKE793.

CORNING HOUSE TR0034 6252. (Photograph). SKE793.

CORNING HOUSE TR0034 6252. (Photograph). SKE794.

CORNING HOUSE TR0034 6252. (Photograph). SKE794.

CORNING HOUSE TR0034 6252. (Photograph). SKE795.

CORNING HOUSE TR0034 6252. (Photograph). SKE795.

DETAIL IN ENGINE ROOM TR0020 6238. (Photograph). SKE813.

DETAIL IN ENGINE ROOM TR0020 6238. (Photograph). SKE813.

ENTRANCE LODGE CHART GUNPOWDER MILLS, 56 SOUTH ROAD AT TR0101 6119. (Photograph). SKE807.

ENTRANCE LODGE CHART GUNPOWDER MILLS, 56 SOUTH ROAD AT TR0101 6119. (Photograph). SKE807.

ENTRANCE LODGE CHART GUNPOWDER MILLS, 56 SOUTH ROAD AT TR0101 6119. (Photograph). SKE808.

ENTRANCE LODGE CHART GUNPOWDER MILLS, 56 SOUTH ROAD AT TR0101 6119. (Photograph). SKE808.

FOREMAN'S HOUSE TR0010 6226 (Photograph). SKE810.

FOREMAN'S HOUSE TR0010 6226 (Photograph). SKE810.

GROVE BUNGALOW TR0059 6272. (Photograph). SKE800.

GROVE BUNGALOW TR0059 6272. (Photograph). SKE800.

GROVE COTTAGES TR0057 6270. (Photograph). SKE799.

GROVE COTTAGES TR0057 6270. (Photograph). SKE799.

INCORPORATING MILL TR0047 6260. (Photograph). SKE797.

INCORPORATING MILL TR0047 6260. (Photograph). SKE797.

INCORPORATING MILL TR0061 6263. (Photograph). SKE801.

INCORPORATING MILL TR0061 6263. (Photograph). SKE801.

LEAT - TR0030 6248. (Photograph). SKE786.

LEAT - TR0030 6248. (Photograph). SKE786.

OARE TUNNEL FROM S.E. TR0070 6319. (Photograph). SKE804.

OARE TUNNEL FROM S.E. TR0070 6319. (Photograph). SKE804.

PRESS HOUSE - TRUSS TENSIONED BEAM. (Photograph). SKE785.

PRESS HOUSE - TRUSS TENSIONED BEAM. (Photograph). SKE785.

PUMP AND ENGINE HOUSE TR0026 6241. (Photograph). SKE784.

PUMP AND ENGINE HOUSE TR0026 6241. (Photograph). SKE784.

STORE TR0012 6209 (Photograph). SKE809.

STORE TR0012 6209 (Photograph). SKE809.

THE WHITE HOUSE TR0062 6265. (Photograph). SKE798.

THE WHITE HOUSE TR0062 6265. (Photograph). SKE798.

TIN SHOPS AND CHARCOAL STORE TR0002 6215. (Photograph). SKE811.

TIN SHOPS AND CHARCOAL STORE TR0002 6215. (Photograph). SKE811.

TRAMWAY BRIDGE TR0041 6253. (Photograph). SKE796.

TRAMWAY BRIDGE TR0041 6253. (Photograph). SKE796.

WAGON LODGE TR0021 6235. (Photograph). SKE803.

WAGON LODGE TR0021 6235. (Photograph). SKE803.

WATCH HOUSE AT THE SITE OF THE WHITE HOUSE TR0062 6265. (Photograph). SKE802.

WATCH HOUSE AT THE SITE OF THE WHITE HOUSE TR0062 6265. (Photograph). SKE802.

Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England, 1991, Oare Gunpowder Works (Unpublished document). SWX6956.

<1> Arch J 126 1969 252 (A.J.Percival) (OS Card Reference). SKE36555.

<2> Ind Arch of SE Eng 1978 40 (A.Haselfoot) (OS Card Reference). SKE44227.

<3> Wayne Cocroft/14-JAN-1991/RCHME: Oare Gunpowder Works Survey (OS Card Reference). SKE51277.

<4> Oare Gunpowder Works ink (Graphic material). SKE6415.

<5> Oare Gunpowder Works field sheet 1 (Graphic material). SKE6416.

<6> Oare Gunpowder Works field sheet 2 (Graphic material). SKE6417.

<7> Oare Gunpowder Works report (Bibliographic reference). SKE6418.

<7> RCHME/NMR, 1996, RCHME : Faversham Explosives Industry (Collection). SKE6479.

<8> RCHME : Oare Gunpowder Works, Kent (Collection). SKE6480.

<9> RCHME & The Faversahm Scoiety, 1994, About Faversham No 39: Oare Gunpowder Works (Serial). SKE12039.

<10> Dr Patricia Reid, 2007, The Oare Gunpowder Works Country Park (Verbal communication). SKE13086.

<11> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2004, Archaeological Investigations at Oare Gunpowder Works The Early Incorporating Mills & The Engine House (Unpublished document). SKE15679.

<12> The Cranstone Consultancy, 1993, Monuments Protection Programme: The Gunpowder Industry Combined Steps 1-3 Report (Unpublished document). SKE17244.

<13> Broadway Malyan Cultural Heritage, 2000, A Conservation Plan for the Oare Gunpowder Works, Faversham (Unpublished document). SKE17509.

<14> English Heritage, Register of Scheduled Monuments (Scheduling record). SKE16191.

<15> Historic England, Archive material associated with Oare Gunpowder Works (Archive). SKE54495.

Sources/Archives (79)

  • --- Photograph: PUMP AND ENGINE HOUSE TR0026 6241.. 151/G/10. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: PUMP AND ENGINE HOUSE TR0026 6241.. 151/G/10. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: PRESS HOUSE - TRUSS TENSIONED BEAM.. 151/G/13. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: PRESS HOUSE - TRUSS TENSIONED BEAM.. 151/G/13. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: LEAT - TR0030 6248.. 151/G/14. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: LEAT - TR0030 6248.. 151/G/14. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: CORNING HOUSE - TR0034 6252.. 151/G/15. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: CORNING HOUSE - TR0034 6252.. 151/G/15. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: CORNING HOUSE TR0034 6252.. 151/G/16. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: CORNING HOUSE TR0034 6252.. 151/G/16. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: CORNING HOUSE TR0034 6252.. 151/G/17. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: CORNING HOUSE TR0034 6252.. 151/G/17. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: CORNING HOUSE TR0034 6252.. 151/G/18. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: CORNING HOUSE TR0034 6252.. 151/G/18. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: CORNING HOUSE TR0034 6252.. 151/G/19. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: CORNING HOUSE TR0034 6252.. 151/G/19. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: CORNING HOUSE TR0034 6252.. 151/G/20. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: CORNING HOUSE TR0034 6252.. 151/G/20. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: CORNING HOUSE TR0034 6252.. 151/G/21. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: CORNING HOUSE TR0034 6252.. 151/G/21. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: CORNING HOUSE TR0034 6252.. 151/G/22. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: CORNING HOUSE TR0034 6252.. 151/G/22. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: CORNING HOUSE TR0034 6252.. 151/G/23. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: CORNING HOUSE TR0034 6252.. 151/G/23. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: TRAMWAY BRIDGE TR0041 6253.. 151/G/24. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: TRAMWAY BRIDGE TR0041 6253.. 151/G/24. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: INCORPORATING MILL TR0047 6260.. 151/G/25. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: INCORPORATING MILL TR0047 6260.. 151/G/25. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: THE WHITE HOUSE TR0062 6265.. 151/G/26. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: THE WHITE HOUSE TR0062 6265.. 151/G/26. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: GROVE COTTAGES TR0057 6270.. 151/G/27. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: GROVE COTTAGES TR0057 6270.. 151/G/27. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: GROVE BUNGALOW TR0059 6272.. 151/G/28. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: GROVE BUNGALOW TR0059 6272.. 151/G/28. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: INCORPORATING MILL TR0061 6263.. 151/G/29. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: INCORPORATING MILL TR0061 6263.. 151/G/29. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: WATCH HOUSE AT THE SITE OF THE WHITE HOUSE TR0062 6265.. 151/G/30. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: WATCH HOUSE AT THE SITE OF THE WHITE HOUSE TR0062 6265.. 151/G/30. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: WAGON LODGE TR0021 6235.. 151/G/31. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: WAGON LODGE TR0021 6235.. 151/G/31. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: OARE TUNNEL FROM S.E. TR0070 6319.. 151/G/32. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: OARE TUNNEL FROM S.E. TR0070 6319.. 151/G/32. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: CHART GUNPOWDER MILLS TR0096 6124.. 151/G/33. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: CHART GUNPOWDER MILLS TR0096 6124.. 151/G/33. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: CHART GUNPOWDER MILLS TR0096 6124.. 151/G/34. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: CHART GUNPOWDER MILLS TR0096 6124.. 151/G/34. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: ENTRANCE LODGE CHART GUNPOWDER MILLS, 56 SOUTH ROAD AT TR0101 6119.. 151/G/35. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: ENTRANCE LODGE CHART GUNPOWDER MILLS, 56 SOUTH ROAD AT TR0101 6119.. 151/G/35. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: ENTRANCE LODGE CHART GUNPOWDER MILLS, 56 SOUTH ROAD AT TR0101 6119.. 151/G/36. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: ENTRANCE LODGE CHART GUNPOWDER MILLS, 56 SOUTH ROAD AT TR0101 6119.. 151/G/36. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: STORE TR0012 6209. 151/G/4. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: STORE TR0012 6209. 151/G/4. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: FOREMAN'S HOUSE TR0010 6226. 151/G/5. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: FOREMAN'S HOUSE TR0010 6226. 151/G/5. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: TIN SHOPS AND CHARCOAL STORE TR0002 6215.. 151/G/6. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: TIN SHOPS AND CHARCOAL STORE TR0002 6215.. 151/G/6. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: COOPERAGE TR0018 6233.. 151/G/7. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: COOPERAGE TR0018 6233.. 151/G/7. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: DETAIL IN ENGINE ROOM TR0020 6238.. 151/G/8. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: DETAIL IN ENGINE ROOM TR0020 6238.. 151/G/8. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: BRICK LENT NEAR GLAZING HOUSE TR0024 6240.. 151/G/9. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Photograph: BRICK LENT NEAR GLAZING HOUSE TR0024 6240.. 151/G/9. Black and White. Negative.
  • --- Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in England. 1991. Oare Gunpowder Works.
  • <1> OS Card Reference: Arch J 126 1969 252 (A.J.Percival).
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Ind Arch of SE Eng 1978 40 (A.Haselfoot).
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Wayne Cocroft/14-JAN-1991/RCHME: Oare Gunpowder Works Survey.
  • <4> Graphic material: Oare Gunpowder Works ink. PER. PEN.
  • <5> Graphic material: Oare Gunpowder Works field sheet 1. PER. PCL.
  • <6> Graphic material: Oare Gunpowder Works field sheet 2. PER. PCL.
  • <7> Bibliographic reference: Oare Gunpowder Works report. PAP. TYP.
  • <7> Collection: RCHME/NMR. 1996. RCHME : Faversham Explosives Industry.
  • <8> Collection: RCHME : Oare Gunpowder Works, Kent.
  • <9> Serial: RCHME & The Faversahm Scoiety. 1994. About Faversham No 39: Oare Gunpowder Works.
  • <10> Verbal communication: Dr Patricia Reid. 2007. The Oare Gunpowder Works Country Park.
  • <11> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2004. Archaeological Investigations at Oare Gunpowder Works The Early Incorporating Mills & The Engine House.
  • <12> Unpublished document: The Cranstone Consultancy. 1993. Monuments Protection Programme: The Gunpowder Industry Combined Steps 1-3 Report.
  • <13> Unpublished document: Broadway Malyan Cultural Heritage. 2000. A Conservation Plan for the Oare Gunpowder Works, Faversham.
  • <14>XY Scheduling record: English Heritage. Register of Scheduled Monuments. [Mapped feature: #523 gun powder works, ]
  • <15> Archive: Historic England. Archive material associated with Oare Gunpowder Works.

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Related Events/Activities (4)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Archaeological Recording at Oare Gunpowder Works The 1926 Incorporating Mills (EKE10050)
  • Intrusive Event: Investigations at Oare Gunpowder Works, The Early Incorporating Mills & the Engine House (EKE10041)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Oare Gunpowder Works Survey (EKE4828)
  • Intrusive Event: Watching brief adjacent to the old Store and Timber Shed at Oare Gunpowder Works, Faversham (EKE12775)

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Record last edited

Nov 22 2021 4:39PM