Former Drying Loft at Turkey Mills
FORMER DRYING LOFT AT TURKEY MILLS, ASHFORD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1336195
- Date first listed:
- 02-Aug-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Former Drying Loft at Turkey Mills
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER DRYING LOFT AT TURKEY MILLS, ASHFORD ROAD
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- Date:
- 2001-03-05
- Reference:
- IOE01/03614/09
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1336195
- Date first listed:
- 02-Aug-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Former Drying Loft at Turkey Mills
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER DRYING LOFT AT TURKEY MILLS, ASHFORD ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER DRYING LOFT AT TURKEY MILLS, ASHFORD ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Maidstone (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 77216 55502
Details
ASHFORD ROAD 1. 5278 (South Side) Former Drying Loft at Turkey Mills TQ 75 NW 9/90A II GV
2. An early industrial building of the same date as the home, circa 1739-4O. It is a building of exceptional length, though this is now partly obscured by the addition of another building to the south-west. It was part of the original paper mills and the top storey was used for drying paper. However the roof was lowered, the front repointed and the buttress added in 1950. 2 storeys red brick. Tiled roof. The ground floor projects. 3 tall multipared windows to the right of the north half, which is all that is now exposed. To the left of this 2 tiers of 3 small windows. A similar arrangement originally flanked the tall windows on the right and the whole arrangement was then repeated in the south half of the building. This is now all obscured by the addition. The recessed top storey is faced with weather-boarding. The Drying Loft roof is of modified Queen post construction.
Turkey Court, Former Drying Loft at turkey Mills and Industrial Building adjoining former Drying Loft at Turkey Mill to the west form a group.
Listing NGR: TQ7658055726
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 173241
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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