EPW026639 ENGLAND (1929). The Tunnel Portland Cement Works, West Thurrock, 1929

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Pennawd [EPW026639] The Tunnel Portland Cement Works, West Thurrock, 1929
Cyfeirnod EPW026639
Dyddiad May-1929
Dolen
Enw lle WEST THURROCK
Plwyf
Ardal
Gwlad ENGLAND
Dwyreiniad / Gogleddiad 557668, 177953
Hydred / Lledred 0.2707162898094, 51.478045233798
Cyfeirnod Grid Cenedlaethol TQ577780

Pinnau

cement silos, packing and loading

Dylan Moore
Thursday 18th of October 2012 09:39:59 AM
clinker stockpile

Dylan Moore
Thursday 18th of October 2012 09:39:21 AM

Dylan Moore
Thursday 18th of October 2012 09:38:23 AM
old cement mill house

Dylan Moore
Thursday 18th of October 2012 09:37:47 AM

Dylan Moore
Thursday 18th of October 2012 09:36:49 AM
kiln feed mixers

Dylan Moore
Thursday 18th of October 2012 09:36:19 AM

Dylan Moore
Thursday 18th of October 2012 09:35:41 AM

Cyfraniadau Grŵp

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 off-frame to the left. 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.



This gives a good view of the rear of the newly-installed Kiln 4, which was a new departure in kiln design, with long spans between tyres. It was similar in design to the kilns installed at the time at Hope and at Ketton.



The clinker stockpile can be seen: it has spilled over onto disused rail tracks in the foreground. The gantry that originally conveyed clinker across the rail tracks has been taken down, and shortly after this, the stockpile and the area to the left was turned into a large stockyard with overhead cranes. Successive cement mills were then installed in the left foreground.



The power house was already out of use, the plant having been connected to the Barking electricity distribution system: grid supply was not yet operational.



Trains of chalk wagons can be seen lined up, brought from the quarry to the left for feeding to the washmills. Until 1927, the clay had been brought up from the wharf to the right, but now clay was fed to the washmills in slurry form from one of the mixer tanks. The slurry was made at Aveley, and pumped 2.3 km to the plant.

Dylan Moore
Thursday 18th of October 2012 09:59:45 AM