High Brooms Heritage Walk: Made by the High Brooms Brick and Tile Company
St. Matthews Church, High Brooms Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9BW
Discover how the community of High Brooms was formed and shaped by the arrival of the High Brooms Brick and Tile Company in the late nineteenth century with their handiwork on a variety of buildings: houses, shops, places of worship, schools
A heritage walk focussing on the development of High Brooms from the late nineteenth century to the present day.
This walk is the last of three Heritage Open Days events in High Brooms, with the first event taking visitors through the early centuries in Barnetts Wood and the second event providing an opportunity to learn about Georgian and Victorian milling in Powder Mill Lane. This walk, which will last around two hours or so, will lead you through the streets of the local community in the Victorian era and explores the development of the town which was so closely influenced by the arrival of the High Brooms Brick and Tile Company.
Our walk leader is local historian Fiona Woodfield, who will highlight some of the surviving evidence of the skill of the Victorian craftsmen and will recount stories of the company, its workers and those who have lived in the wider community of High Brooms since the late nineteenth century.
Our meeting point is outside St Matthew's Church, with the walk at 1430 repeated at 1630
Event Times
Sunday 18 September: 1430 & 1630
Booking Details
Pre-booking: Preferred
Booking Contact: Fiona Woodfield
Email: fionahgwoodfield@outlook.com
Access
The walk is completely on pavements but High Brooms is on a hill so using wheelchairs and pushchairs could be hard work
COVID-19 Considerations
This event will run in line with local & national government guidelines at the time of the festival.
Additional Information
Max 24 people per tour/session. Walk takes around two hours Contact for the day: Fiona Woodfield 07483 884871
Directions
Parking in High Brooms is sometimes not easy. Visitors might prefer to park on Powder Mill Lane, near the school opposite the end of Great Brooms Road
Organised by
Southborough Society