The History of Horsmonden
| Fri, 3 Oct 2008 01:08 St John |
This gallery contains images which, with their descriptions, illustrate aspects of the history of Horsmonden village in Kent. Some of the local industries of the past are represented in the quarters of its village sign  and in the memorials in Horsmonden parish church, St Margaret’s  – situated, for reasons explained, some two miles from the village. http://www.roughwood.net/ChurchAlbum/Kent/Horsmonden/HorsmondenStMarga ret2005.htm Gun-making is represented by Furnace Pond, the site of its 17th century iron foundry  and the old Gun Inn  The manufacture of Broadcloth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcloth is represented by Weavers Cottage  , by two old Clothmaster’s Halls, Broadford  with its Jane Austen connection, and Grovehurst  where the cellars were once used to store their contraband by the Hawkhurst Gang http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawkhurst_Gang. For crime and punishment see  and for typical examples of Horsmonden’s old houses    . |
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