EPW046463 ENGLAND (1935). The Tunnel Portland Cement Works, West Thurrock, 1935
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Title | [EPW046463] The Tunnel Portland Cement Works, West Thurrock, 1935 |
Reference | EPW046463 |
Date | January-1935 |
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Place name | WEST THURROCK |
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District | |
Country | ENGLAND |
Easting / Northing | 557591, 178059 |
Longitude / Latitude | 0.26965557808932, 51.479019153352 |
National Grid Reference | TQ576781 |
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site of later asbestos cement plant |
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rail link to main line |
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rsil link to wharf |
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Sunday 16th of June 2013 10:12:55 AM |
old power house |
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road loading shed |
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cement silos |
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old cement mills |
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clinker stockpile |
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new closed-circuit cement mills under construction |
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overhead crane |
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Kiln 6 (commenced operation 1934) remained Britain's largest kiln for the next twenty years. 150 m long. It was bombed out of action during WWII, then patched up and re-started. |
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Lafarge Calcium Aluminate cement plant |
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Sunday 16th of June 2013 10:02:26 AM |