Faversham, in Kent, England, has claims to be the cradle of the UK's explosives industry: it was also to become one of its main centres. The first gunpowder plant in the UK was established in the 16th
Stonebridge pond, water from which powered Faversham's gunpowder mills
Chart gunpowder mill
Upper mill pond
Former cooperage, now the site's visitor centre
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Faversham is a market town in Kent, England, 8 miles from Sittingbourne, 48 miles from London and 10 miles from Canterbury, next to the Swale, a strip of sea separating mainland Kent from the Isle of
Faversham explosives industry
…Faversham, in Kent, England, has claims to be the cradle of the UK's explosives industry: it was also to become one of its main centres. The first gunpowder plant…
Faversham Guildhall and Market
Faversham Abbey, sketched by William Stukeley in 1722, was established by King Stephen in 1148. He was buried there in 1154.
Abbey Street, which includes many historic houses, was saved from demolition in the 1950s.
The Maison Dieu sits to the south of the town centre on the A2 and houses artefacts from Roman Britain.