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Chart gunpowder mills is a complex of industrial monuments located near Chartwell in the Weald of Kent, dating from the eighteenth century onwards. The site comprises the remains of gunpowder manufacturing works that exploited the abundant water power provided by local streams to drive the machinery essential for powder production. The mills represent the technological and industrial heritage of a significant strategic industry, with the surviving structures and earthworks reflecting the layout and operational methods of this hazardous manufacturing process. The site's survival in the English countryside preserves evidence of the development of military-industrial production during a period of sustained British military engagement.
Chart gunpowder mills is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018786. View the official record →
Chart gunpowder mills is a complex of industrial monuments located near Chartwell in the Weald of Kent, dating from the eighteenth century onwards. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018786.
Chart gunpowder mills is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1018786.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Maison Dieu, a late C15 to early C16 building incorporating part of a medieval hospital (0.7 km), The site of St Saviour's Abbey, including the remains of an Iron Age farmstead and Faversham Roman villa (1 km), Oare gunpowder works (1.3 km).
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