Chartham Corn Mill
TR 097 554 51°15′32″N 1°00′14″E / 51.259°N 1.004°E / 51.259; 1.004 (Chartham Corn Mill)
The building of this corn mill at Chartham survives converted to residential use and devoid of machinery. It was powered by a low breast shot waterwheel some 10 feet (3.05 m) wide. There was also a turbine some 4 feet (1.22 m) in diameter which drove a pump.
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