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Cement Industry
About the group History, geography and archaeology of the British cement industry
Wedi ei greu 16 October 2012
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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]].
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This is the best view. For details and many links, see [[http://www.cementkilns.co.uk/cement_kiln_rainham.html]].
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For details and many links, see [[http://www.cementkilns.co.uk/cement_kiln_lyme_regis.html]].
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There must be loads of pictures of this place - it wasn't hidden away - but this and a video are all I have seen. For more information and speculation, see [[http://www.cementkilns.co.uk/cement_kiln_wishaw.html]].
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A reasonably detailed view for zooming in. For history and details, see [[http://www.cementkilns.co.uk/cement_kiln_dunstable.html]].
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A whole bunch of photographs were taken of the site around the time of the start-up of the anhydrite process cement kilns. Unfortunately none is of great quality, but this one is sufficiently close and clear to made out a myriad of interesting details. I have a plan of the 1930 acid plant, which allows me to identify features fairly well. For history, etc, see [[http://www.cementkilns.co.uk/cement_kiln_billingham.html]].
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Another good construction photograph.
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Nice construction picture puts the light-up date at mid-1926 earliest.
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Good view of the chalk reserves.
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Not a bad side-on view.
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Dunstable, with a note on clinker stocks!
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Another fairly good view from a slightly different angle.
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Reasonable close-up, and the remains of kilns are visible.
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another view from the south
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Good view of the old wharf. When the big kilns 6 and 7 were installed in the 1930s, a new deep water wharf was added towards the left of the picture, and the old wharf remained in use for coal.
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What's that complex to the right of the kiln house? Beats me!
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Swanscombe before its rebuild.
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Catches kiln 10 under construction.
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Good view of the older part of the plant.
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Wouldham. Shame he didn't turn slightly to the right.
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There's a fair number of pictures of Kent at this time, I suppose because it was the only plant that didn't look like a dog's breakfast.
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Zoom in for a great view of a chamber kiln plant.
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There's a cement plant down there somewhere.
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Good view of Northfleet Creek
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I'm waiting for someone to tell me it's kiln 4 (the Unax kiln), but I think it's too early. Were Bevans coolers below the firing floor?
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Nice general view that I use on my website.
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Just about shows the wash plant
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Particularly good closeup from the west showing the wharf and the chaotic layout of the kiln house.
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Nice general view
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Nice view of the river
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Another good side view
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Another good side view.
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Nice view down river
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Good view of the quarry plus Peters and West Kent.
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Good closeup of 3-kiln plant.
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Fairly good closeup of BE
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Holborough with Lee's and Halling Manor
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Holborough and most of Peters in the distance.
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Holborough with 3 kilns
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Good view of West Thurrock as at 1929.
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