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EAW020320 ENGLAND (1948). Thurrock Chalk Quarries, Metropolitan Portland Cement Works, Fondu Aluminous Cement Works and environs, West Thurrock, from the south-west, 1948
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| Title | [EAW020320] Thurrock Chalk Quarries, Metropolitan Portland Cement Works, Fondu Aluminous Cement Works and environs, West Thurrock, from the south-west, 1948 |
| Reference | EAW020320 |
| Date | 4-November-1948 |
| Link | |
| Place name | WEST THURROCK |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 556973, 177909 |
| Longitude / Latitude | 0.26069582155533, 51.477843178216 |
| National Grid Reference | TQ570779 |
Pins
 Metropolitan quarry |
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| Lafarge calcium aluminate cement plant |
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Tuesday 24th of December 2013 05:21:06 PM |
| asbestos/cement plant |
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Tuesday 24th of December 2013 05:20:26 PM |
| New kiln 2a stack, not yet operating |
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Tuesday 24th of December 2013 05:18:44 PM |
| Kiln 7 stack |
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Tuesday 24th of December 2013 05:17:54 PM |
| Old kiln 3 stack |
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Tuesday 24th of December 2013 05:17:13 PM |
| Old kiln 1 stack: operating? |
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Tuesday 24th of December 2013 05:16:35 PM |
| Kilns 4&5 stacks |
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Tuesday 24th of December 2013 05:15:50 PM |
| Kiln 6 stack |
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Tuesday 24th of December 2013 05:15:09 PM |
| New kiln 2a under construction |
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Tuesday 24th of December 2013 05:14:19 PM |
| old power house stack |
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Tuesday 24th of December 2013 05:11:57 PM |
| Metropolitan filling and loading point |
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Tuesday 24th of December 2013 05:10:51 PM |
| Kiln 3 calcinator house |
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Tuesday 24th of December 2013 05:09:48 PM |
| Kilns 1&2 calcinator house |
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Tuesday 24th of December 2013 05:09:14 PM |
User Comment Contributions
Kiln 2A, lit up 1950, was the first stage in the post-war reconstruction of the plant. |
Dylan Moore |
Tuesday 24th of December 2013 05:19:45 PM |