Pumping wheel, West Malling
A water-powered pumping mill/wheel in the historic county of Kent, England.
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Wheel only. Probably standing on an ancient mill site, a tiny iron 4' 8" x 18" wide breastshot wheel lies here which powered a pump by a trip gear to a beam pump, to supply cottages opposite with water. The wheel remains, but the beam lay smashed in the river, in 1984. In 2007, the whole site was covered in vegetation, but the wheel could just be seen.
Full details
| Power source | Water |
| Mill type | Watermill |
| River | Tributary to Medway |
| Mill function | Pumping mill/wheel |
| Archive ID | 8515 |
| Location | West Malling |
| Historic county | Kent |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| NGR | TQ 67669 57096 |
| Latitude/longitude | 51.28838100, 0.40345100 |
Location
References
- Alan Stoyel, Mills Archive Foundation Trustee
Contributors
Rob Cumming, May 2016
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