A view from the north-west of Tutsham Oil Mill, with the river and weir in the foreground

Date:: 1880 - 17 Apr 1885

Location:: Tutsham Oil Mill, West Farleigh, Maidstone, Kent; Show all locations

West Farleigh Oil Mill, West Farleigh, Maidstone, Kent

Reference:: OP25300

Type:: Photograph (Albumen Print)

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Description

Tutsham Oil Mill, also known as West Farleigh Oil Mill, was located on the River Medway, and is thought to have been built circa 1808 as a water powered oil seed cake mill. The mill suffered damage by fire in April 1885, and was not rebuilt.

There are plans, drawings and further information online in the Scientific American Supplement journal, Number 293, 13th August 1881. These show the enlargement of the mill which was carried out in 1881.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/23 Early Photographic Print Collection: Kent; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Georgian Watermill