Otterden Place, Maidstone
A animal-powered mill in the historic county of Kent, England.
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This Elizabethan house has been converted into flats but the fine rope-winding horse wheel remains in a courtyard at the back of the house. This machine is a larger version of the one at Mierscourt, Rainham. It is set under a tiled roof which extends from the engine to the well head: a distance of 15.5m (51ft). The reason for this is that the well was dug first and at a later date the horse engine was added. It could not be built close to the well but had to be built in a part of the yard where there was room for the horse to walk round the winding drum.
Full details
| Power source | Animal |
| Mill type | |
| Mill function | |
| Archive ID | 10993 |
| Location | Otterden Place, Maidstone |
| Historic county | Kent |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| NGR | TQ 946 542 |
| Latitude/longitude | 51.24893818, 0.78214098 |
Location
References
- Major, J. K. Animal-Powered Engines (B.T. Batsford Ltd London, 1978)
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