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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 76 NW 396 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Wouldham Rectory chalk quarry |
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Summary
A chalk quarry associated with the cement industry is situated on land belonging to the Cawdor Estate. It was initially connected by a tramway to a wharf on the Medway. Later, a cast iron pipe was built to pump the slurry to the wharf.
See also TQ 76 NW 397 and TQ 76 NW 398
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7155 6513 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ76NW |
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| Parish: | WOULDHAM, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
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Monument Types
- STONE QUARRY (Post Medieval to Modern - 1890 AD? to 1920 AD?)
Full description
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Chalk quarry (on land belonging to the Cawdor Estate). It was linked to the Medway initially by a tramway, and later by cast iron pipe to pump slurry, to a wharf on the Medway. (1) O.S. 2nd and 3rd editions.
<1> Jim Preston Personal Communication (Verbal communication). SKE13236.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Verbal communication: Jim Preston Personal Communication. |
