1996

TQ6940 : The quarters of Horsmonden’s village sign

taken 28 years ago, near to Horsmonden, Kent, England

The quarters of Horsmonden’s village sign
The quarters of Horsmonden’s village sign
The CANNON represent the great iron foundry, which once supplied guns here for the English and Dutch navies and for King Charles I’s army and later, during the English Civil War, for Parliament. In 1613 two hundred men were employed in the foundry. See TQ6941 : Furnace Pond: Horsmonden's 17th century iron foundry and TQ7040 : The old Gun Inn and the days of gun making.
The TREE represents Horsmonden's great oaks and other local woods used for building, for gun carriages and for fuelling John Browne’s great blast furnace.
The OASTHOUSE of course represents agriculture and the thriving hop industry
The CHURCH is presumably the 14th century parish church of St Margaret which, surprisingly, lies some two miles away from the present Horsmonden village. This is explained at TQ7038 : St Margaret’s church, parish of Horsmonden, and its history. Also see Gallery at: Link and article on Horsmonden at: LinkExternal link

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Category: Signs
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Kent Village Signs Galleries: · The History of Horsmonden · Village Signs Automatic Clusters: · Hop [2] · Village Sign [2] ·
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TQ6940, 85 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
D Gore   (more nearby)
Date Taken
1996   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 9 September, 2008
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 699 405 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:8.3337N 0:25.7115E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 699 405
View Direction
South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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