Photo "Furnace Pond: Horsmonden's 17th century iron foundry The north-east end of Furnace Pond. The head of water from this 16 acre lake once powered the giant hammer of John Browne's forge, the flames of which could be "seen about the country at 10 miles distance". With the abundance of iron ore in the local clay and of wood to fuel the blast furnace, Horsmonden in 1613 had 200 men employed in its iron foundry under John Browne. Such was Browne's skill in casting and proving guns that he was later granted a monopoly as "Gunfounder for the King's Service". In 1638 Charles I himself was here to watch a gun being cast. Browne also supplied guns to the Dutch, at that time the greatest sea power. Then, on the arrival of Cromwell and the Commonwealth, he was quick to switch his allegiance and was casting guns for Parliament until his death in 1651. When this former King's Gunfounder was buried, an impressive alabaster and black marble monument was erected to him in Horsmonden parish church 917323. But it stands there no longer. A 19th century Rector, an ardent Royalist, could not abide to see a memorial in his church to a man who had turned his coat for Cromwell, and removed it! See other snippets from the surprising history of Horsmonden at: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2_ZstVBZSfIC&lpg=PA1&pg=PA99#v=onepage&q=&f=true There is little now to show for this once great industry apart from such local names as Flightshot Farm TQ6840, Furnace Pond, and the old Gun Inn, and several chalybeate springs. See also Gallery at: https://www.geograph.org.uk/gallery/the_history_of_horsmonden_8738" by D Gore (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0) / Cropped from original

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Village Hotel Maidstone
Village Hotel Maidstone
3.5 out of 5
Castle View, Forstal Road, Sandling, Maidstone, England
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The price is ₩99,462 per night from Jul 7 to Jul 8
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Jul 7 - Jul 8
7.8/10 Good! (1,005 reviews)
"The food in the pub was excellent. You can add buffet breakfast for 10GBP/day (which is actually a good price). You can walk into downtown Maidstone in about 20 minutes, but we went next to the motorway which isnt for the "faint of heart". Im sure the facilities were great (we had a club room) unfortunately ..."

Reviewed on Jun 19, 2024

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ORIDA Maidstone Hotel
ORIDA Maidstone Hotel
3 out of 5
Bearsted Rd, Maidstone, England
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The price is ₩106,059 per night from Jun 30 to Jul 1
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Jun 30 - Jul 1
8.4/10 Very Good! (599 reviews)
"Lovely hotel. Staff were friendly and professional. Room spacious and very clean. Highly recommended."

Reviewed on Jun 22, 2024

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Ashford International Hotel & Spa
Ashford International Hotel & Spa
4 out of 5
Simone Weil Avenue, Ashford, England
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The price is ₩111,065 per night from Jul 25 to Jul 26
₩111,065
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Jul 25 - Jul 26
8/10 Very Good! (1,004 reviews)
Clean & comfortable.
"Nice service. Rooms need updating"

Reviewed on Jun 19, 2024

Ashford International Hotel & Spa
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