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Mill Hill, Ashford Road, ASHFORD, TN23 3EW

It would seem that alterations are being made to the roof.

Between Mill End and The Old Mill there was a part brick-paved/ part gravel yard with room for about four medium sized cars. On one side there was a single storey barn with a fifteen foot tall pear tree growing within a few feet of it. My neighbour felt that one of its branches seemed to be rather near the overhead electricity cable, that ran between her house and mine, so she asked a friend if he would cut it off. Unfortunately, as the branch was covered in ivy, it didn’t fall as planned, even though it had a rope attached. Instead it landed on the electricity cable and the weight put unbearable strain on my chimney stack, to which the cable was attached, by means of a bracket, with the result that it was demolished. The electricity board (Seeboard) rigged up a temporary power line to the house and its entry point was covered by a large piece of orange plastic sheeting. I made a claim for £1257.25 to my buildings insurance company for the repairs and this was settled accordingly. This view shows the mechanical digger that was used to make a trench across the yard, so that a replacement electricity cable could be run underground. All the scaffolding had been removed by this date, as the repairs had been completed on 7 June.

The Old Mill is the house with a solar panel on its roof, while Mill End is the bungalow. The building to the left of the bungalow is a garage, while behind it is a barn belonging to The Old Mill. Both houses are accessed along a short drive from Ashford Road.

Taken from the garden of the house called Mill End, these animals would have belonged to John William Sankey, who lived at Rosyth, Church Hill, Kingsnorth until his death on 12 February 1979 at the age of 83. His daughter, Myrtle, who also lived in the same house, is remembered through a small housing development known as Myrtle Court, which was built at the bottom end of a field, near Kingsnorth crossroads. Mr Sankey employed a shepherd who lived at 1, Mill Hill Cottages. Rosyth was named after a stallion he owned that won the Schweppes Gold Trophy in 1963 and 1964 and came second in 1965. To his horse-owning friends he was known as Uncle Jack (taken from Kingsnorth Parish magazine March 1979).

Between Mill End and The Old Mill there was a part brick-paved/ part gravel yard with room for about four medium sized cars. On one side there was a single storey barn with a fifteen foot tall pear tree growing within a few feet of it. My neighbour felt that one of its branches seemed to be rather near the overhead electricity cable, that ran between her house and mine, so she asked a friend if he would cut it off. Unfortunately, as the branch was covered in ivy, it didn’t fall as planned, even though it had a rope attached. Instead it landed on the electricity cable and the weight put unbearable strain on my chimney stack, to which the cable was attached, by means of a bracket, with the result that it was demolished. The electricity board (Seeboard) rigged up a temporary power line to the house and its entry point was covered by a large piece of orange plastic sheeting. I made a claim for £1257.25 to my buildings insurance company for the repairs and this was settled accordingly. This view shows the tarpaulin that was put over the roof to stop rainwater penetration.

Between Mill End and The Old Mill there was a part brick-paved/ part gravel yard with room for about four medium sized cars. On one side there was a single storey barn with a fifteen foot tall pear tree growing within a few feet of it. My neighbour felt that one of its branches seemed to be rather near the overhead electricity cable, that ran between her house and mine, so she asked a friend if he would cut it off. Unfortunately, as the branch was covered in ivy, it didn’t fall as planned, even though it had a rope attached. Instead it landed on the electricity cable and the weight put unbearable strain on my chimney stack, to which the cable was attached, by means of a bracket, with the result that it was demolished. The electricity board (Seeboard) rigged up a temporary power line to the house and its entry point was covered by a large piece of orange plastic sheeting. I made a claim for £1257.25 to my buildings insurance company for the repairs and this was settled accordingly. This view shows the scaffolding that was erected so that the stack could be rebuilt. As it was not possible to gain entry through the front door, I had to use the French windows’ door at the back of the house. They are shown in Image

Between Mill End and The Old Mill there was a part brick-paved/ part gravel yard with room for about four medium sized cars. On one side there was a single storey barn with a fifteen foot tall pear tree growing within a few feet of it. My neighbour felt that one of its branches seemed to be rather near the overhead electricity cable, that ran between her house and mine, so she asked a friend if he would cut it off. Unfortunately, as the branch was covered in ivy, it didn’t fall as planned, even though it had a rope attached. Instead it landed on the electricity cable and the weight put unbearable strain on my chimney stack, to which the cable was attached, by means of a bracket, with the result that it was demolished. The electricity board (Seeboard) rigged up a temporary power line to the house and its entry point was covered by a large piece of orange plastic sheeting. I made a claim for £1257.25 to my buildings insurance company for the repairs and this was settled accordingly. This view shows the extra scaffolding that was erected so that the stack could be rebuilt.

Between Mill End and The Old Mill there was a part brick-paved/ part gravel yard with room for about four medium sized cars. On one side there was a single storey barn with a fifteen foot tall pear tree growing within a few feet of it. My neighbour felt that one of its branches seemed to be rather near the overhead electricity cable, that ran between her house and mine, so she asked a friend if he would cut it off. Unfortunately, as the branch was covered in ivy, it didn’t fall as planned, even though it had a rope attached. Instead it landed on the electricity cable and the weight put unbearable strain on my chimney stack, to which the cable was attached, by means of a bracket, with the result that it was demolished. The electricity board (Seeboard) rigged up a temporary power line to the house and its entry point was covered by a large piece of orange plastic sheeting. I made a claim for £1257.25 to my buildings insurance company for the repairs and this was settled accordingly. This view shows the trench that was dug beside the path to the front door, so that a replacement electricity cable could be run underground. All the scaffolding had been removed by this date as the repairs had been completed on 7 June.

Mill House is the building on the far left. The Old Mill is the tallest building on the right (with a solar panel on its roof). Part of White Chimneys can be seen on the far right, while just to its left is Mill End, where I lived from 1973-1999 before moving to Winterdown Cottage, Acrise see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1273012

Taken from the house called Mill End, these horses would have belonged to John William Sankey, who lived at Rosyth, Church Hill, Kingsnorth until his death on 12 February 1979 at the age of 83. His daughter, Myrtle, who also lived in the same house, is remembered through a small housing development known as Myrtle Court, which was built at the bottom end of this field. Rosyth was named after a stallion he owned that won the Schweppes Gold Trophy in 1963 and 1964 and came second in 1965. To his horse-owning friends he was known as Uncle Jack (taken from Kingsnorth Parish magazine March 1979).