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Monument details
Summary
Post-medieval dockyard cement works
| Grid Reference: | TQ 908 752 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ97NW |
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| Parish: | SHEERNESS, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- DOCKYARD (closing date unknown, Post Medieval - 1812 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
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The admiralty appointed Simon Goodrich, an engineer, to construct a kiln and horse drawn grinding mill at Sheerness Dockyard in 1810, A steam engine later replaced the horse. In 1812 construction was carried out at the dockyard with James Grellier in control. He also seems to have been running the cement works. After 1815 crushing rollers were added to prepare the cement stones. It is uncertain when the works were closed but Grellier had ceased trading by the 1840s (1). Site photographs (2-5).
<1> Preston, J. M., 1977, Industrial Medway: An Historical Survey, Page Nos. 61-4 (Monograph). SKE6455.
<2> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9556.
<3> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9810.
<4> 1942, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9993.
<5> 1942, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9997.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Monograph: Preston, J. M.. 1977. Industrial Medway: An Historical Survey. Page Nos. 61-4. |
| <2> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4023. print. |
| <3> | Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 4012. print. |
| <4> | Photograph (Print): 1942. Photograph. 19. print. |
| <5> | Photograph (Print): 1942. Photograph. 26. print. |
