EPW026640 ENGLAND (1929). The Tunnel Portland Cement Works, West Thurrock, 1929
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Details
| Title | [EPW026640] The Tunnel Portland Cement Works, West Thurrock, 1929 |
| Reference | EPW026640 |
| Date | May-1929 |
| Link | |
| Place name | WEST THURROCK |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 557635, 177978 |
| Longitude / Latitude | 0.27025258680761, 51.478279068603 |
| National Grid Reference | TQ576780 |
Pins
 site of original chamber kilns |
 Dylan Moore |
Wednesday 17th of October 2012 11:06:21 AM |
| kiln 4 |
Dylan Moore |
Wednesday 17th of October 2012 11:03:36 AM |
| kiln 1 |
Dylan Moore |
Wednesday 17th of October 2012 11:03:10 AM |
| office block |
Dylan Moore |
Wednesday 17th of October 2012 11:01:26 AM |
| cement storage, packing and loading |
Dylan Moore |
Wednesday 17th of October 2012 11:00:14 AM |
| washmills |
Dylan Moore |
Wednesday 17th of October 2012 10:59:24 AM |
| kiln feed mixer |
Dylan Moore |
Wednesday 17th of October 2012 10:58:09 AM |
| original cement mill house |
Dylan Moore |
Wednesday 17th of October 2012 10:57:28 AM |
| Power house |
Dylan Moore |
Wednesday 17th of October 2012 10:54:33 AM |
| Tunnel Farm |
Dylan Moore |
Wednesday 17th of October 2012 10:53:37 AM |
User Comment Contributions
The West Thurrock Plant of the Tunnel Portland Cement Company Ltd. The Tunnel name was derived from Tunnel Farm, which still stood at this time, on the top of the quarry face behind the plant. The plant began in a small way in 1874, but became much more significant when it was acquired by the Danish firm F L Smidth in 1911, when it was rebuilt on up-to-date lines and rapidly expanded. By the time of the photograph, the plant was in a period of transition, with many new features at the planning stage. The original two rotary kilns had increased to four, and a further three were installed before WWII. By 1938 it was the largest British plant, and remained so until 1970. It closed in 1976. |
Dylan Moore |
Thursday 6th of December 2012 03:03:13 PM |
Dear Dylan, This note of yours is really useful - I'm just cataloguing some more Aerofilms images of this plant, taken in 1938, and you've provided some information here that has helped me to interpret the Aerofilms Ltd Register entries for the glass plates. Thank you! Katy Britain from Above Cataloguing Team Leader |
 Katy Whitaker |
Thursday 6th of December 2012 03:03:13 PM |
 Good HD image allows lots of features to be seen on zoom. For details, history, links, see [[http://www.cementkilns.co.uk/cement_kiln_west_thurrock.html]]. |
Dylan Moore |
Thursday 18th of October 2012 08:51:51 PM |