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 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: Link