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Monument details
Summary
The Bridge Cement Works were established in 1886 situated between the Globe & Crown works. The site closed at some stage between 1910 and 1930. Most of buildings were demolished. One part beside the dock may have continued in use as part of the combined Crown & Quarry Works operated by Blue Circle until 1963.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7484 6920 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ76NW |
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| Parish: | FRINDSBURY EXTRA, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CEMENT WORKS (Demolished, Post Medieval to Modern - 1886 AD to 1930 AD?)
Full description
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The bridge Works were established by TC Hooman & Co. in 1886. They were situated between the Globe & Crown works.(1) The site closed, sometime between 1910 and 1930, and most of the buildings were demolished, except for a fragment of the main part beside the dock. this may have continued in use as part of the combined Crown & Quarry Works operated by Blue Circle until 1963.(2)
<1> N/A, Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey (Chart). SKE6452.
<2> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Plugh, P 1981 History of Blue Circle, p.263 (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Chart: N/A. Kent SMR Quarry Industries Survey. |
| <2> | Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Plugh, P 1981 History of Blue Circle, p.263. |
