Chart Gunpowder Mills (2025)
The 18th century mills were part of the Home Works, Faversham's first gunpowder factory and one of the first in Britain. It is one of the very few restored gunpowder mills in the country. It supplied gunpowder for Trafalgar and Waterloo. The mills fell into disuse when manufacture was transferred to the North West in 1934.
Contacts
Operator: Faversham Society
Address: Chart Close Stonebridge Way Faversham Kent ME13 7SE
- Telephone: 01795 534 542
- Website: View website
Open Days & Times
Easter-Oct Sat-Sun 1400-1700. Visit website or facebook for more details.
Travel
- By Rail: Faversham / 1 mile
Facilities
- Part disabled access
Chart Mills was an Incorporating Mill where ingredients are mixed and chemically incorporated, a process which determines the quality, power and evenness of burning. The Mills had two waterwheels driving four mills, and the pit of the other wheel and the circular bed stones of the other three mills can still be seen. Later, a steam engine was added but that site is now underneath the adjacent housing estate. Rescued and restored by Faversham Society volunteers in 1987.
