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Frog Lane Mill, Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley

A water-powered corn mill in the historic county of Kent, England.

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Frog Lane Mill was situated on the a branch of the river known as the 'Devon Millstream', although no further evidence has come to light to link the name 'Devon Mill' with this site. The last mill here was a three-storey whiter brick and weatherboard structure with a covered iron wheel house; the mill house adjoined it and formed a continuous range parallel to the river. It functioned as a flour mill until the 1920's and was demolished in 1936. In the 1950's, the base of the structure could be seen here together with the waterwheel. In the following decade the wheel was removed, and the base incorporated into a house; in 1987 the house was substantially rebuilt, leaving very little of the original structure. The water course remains in a poor state.

Full details

Power source Water
Mill type Watermill
River Darent
Mill function Corn mill
Archive ID 8458
Location Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley, Dartford
Historic county Kent
Country England, United Kingdom
NGR TQ 559 696
Latitude/longitude 51.40400600, 0.23995171

Location

Gallery

  • The mill c 1910. Image courtesy of Rob Cumming.
  • The mill c 1910. Image courtesy of Rob Cumming.
  • The mill site, 1986. Photo by Rob Cumming.

References

  • Alan Stoyel, Mills Archive Foundation Trustee

Contributors

Rob Cumming, May 2016

 

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