EAW041028 ENGLAND (1951). Clay pit between Sandy Lane and Purfleet Road, Aveley, 1951. This image has been produced from a damaged negative.
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| Title | [EAW041028] Clay pit between Sandy Lane and Purfleet Road, Aveley, 1951. This image has been produced from a damaged negative. |
| Reference | EAW041028 |
| Date | 23-October-1951 |
| Link | |
| Place name | AVELEY |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 555821, 180317 |
| Longitude / Latitude | 0.24518170218742, 51.499799080678 |
| National Grid Reference | TQ558803 |
Pins
 clay collector conveyor taking clay to washmill |
 Dylan Moore |
Tuesday 29th of April 2014 09:17:06 AM |
Dylan Moore |
Tuesday 29th of April 2014 09:13:24 AM | |
| MBE clay conveyor belt |
Dylan Moore |
Tuesday 29th of April 2014 09:12:33 AM |
| MBE track |
Dylan Moore |
Tuesday 29th of April 2014 09:11:50 AM |
| multi-bucket excavator (MBE) working west-to-east |
Dylan Moore |
Tuesday 29th of April 2014 09:10:52 AM |
| slurry tank |
Dylan Moore |
Tuesday 29th of April 2014 09:07:48 AM |
| washmill |
Dylan Moore |
Tuesday 29th of April 2014 09:07:05 AM |
User Comment Contributions
Tunnel Portland Cement Company Ltd clayfields supplying London Clay pumped as slurry to the West Thurrock cement plant. Opened 1927, closed 1976. At this time processing around 0.5 million tonnes of raw clay per year, later increased to 0.7 million. |
Dylan Moore |
Tuesday 29th of April 2014 09:24:47 AM |