Hampshire Treasures
Volume 7 ( Havant)
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| Description and Date | Remarks | Protection | Grid Ref. and Punchcard No. | |
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Builder's premises, West Street. Painted brick structure with tiled roof. Formerly part of Alfred Stent's Fell-mongers and Parchment Factory (late C.19) which became a glove factory of international reupte and ceased trading in the 1960s. | SU 714 063 1113 175 |
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Builder's premises, Homewell. Former Parchment Factory. Important documents including the Treaty of Versailles (1919) and, tradition states, Magna Charta (1215) were written on Havant parchment. Water in quantity is vital for all stages of parchment preperation, hence the significance of Homewell Spring adjoining the factory. | C.A. |
SU 716 061 1113 160 |
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| Building |
Havant Post Office, East Street. Built 1936 and notable for the cypher of King Edward V I I I over the former main door. | C.A. |
SU 720 062 1113 190 |
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| Windmill |
High Street, Langstone. From 1934-40 was the home of Neville Shute Norway, who was one of the founders of Airspeed (1934) Ltd. at the airport, Portsmouth. Later under the name of Neville Shute he wrote many best-selling novels. | C.A. |
SU 719 049 1113 185A |
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| Mill (Site) |
Brockhampton Mill. Wheel pit only remains of C.18/19 mill. Reputed to stand on the site of 'Domesday' mill. Ref: Hundred of Bosmere, 1857 (Longscroft). | SU 707 057 1113 82 |
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| Mill (Site) |
Warblington Mill, east of Warblington Castle. A mill is mentioned at Warblington in Domesday Book. Probably went out of use in C.16/17. Mill pond is spring fed and clearly traceable. | C.A. N.P. Act A.O.N.B. |
SU 731 055 1113 04 |
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