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Reasonable close-up.

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]].

This is the best view. For details and many links, see [[http://www.cementkilns.co.uk/cement_kiln_rainham.html]].

For details and many links, see [[http://www.cementkilns.co.uk/cement_kiln_lyme_regis.html]].

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]].

A reasonably detailed view for zooming in. For history and details, see [[http://www.cementkilns.co.uk/cement_kiln_dunstable.html]].

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]].

Another good construction photograph.

Nice construction picture puts the light-up date at mid-1926 earliest.

Good view of the chalk reserves.

Not a bad side-on view.

Quite good closeup

Dunstable, with a note on clinker stocks!

Another fairly good view from a slightly different angle.

Reasonable close-up, and the remains of kilns are visible.

another view from the south

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.

What's that complex to the right of the kiln house? Beats me!

Swanscombe before its rebuild.

Catches kiln 10 under construction.

Good view of the older part of the plant.

Zoom in on the old Gibbs plant.

Wouldham. Shame he didn't turn slightly to the right.

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.

Zoom in for a great view of a chamber kiln plant.

There's a cement plant down there somewhere.

Good view of Northfleet Creek

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?

Nice general view that I use on my website.

Just about shows the wash plant

Particularly good closeup from the west showing the wharf and the chaotic layout of the kiln house.

Nice general view

Nice view of the river

towards Snodland

Another good side view

Another good side view.

Holborough.

Holborough

Nice side view.

Nice view down river

Holborough and Peters

Good view of the quarry plus Peters and West Kent.

Holborough

Good closeup of 3-kiln plant.

Fairly good closeup of BE

Holborough with Lee's and Halling Manor

Holborough and most of Peters in the distance.

Holborough

Holborough

Holborough with 3 kilns

Good view of West Thurrock as at 1929.