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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 76 NW 424 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medway Portland Cement Company Ltd, Cuxton |
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Summary
Site of a short lived cement works.(1885-c1901)
| Grid Reference: | TQ 71945 67094 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ76NW |
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| Parish: | CUXTON, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CEMENT WORKS (Post Medieval to Modern - 1885 AD to 1901 AD?)
Full description
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Site of a cement works set up in 1885 with 6 static kilns as Medway Portland Cement Company Limited. The site was to the east of Cuxton Brickfield and at the head of the adjacent barge dock. The site also contained 2 cottages. A small chalk pit was located to the NW (infilled?). Bankrupt in 1891, the works were operated by Booth's of Borstal who transferred cement from Borstal for onward distribution by rail. Taken over by APCM in 1901, the cement works were closed but the site used for distribution for some years. Workers housing remains at the site, but the works were demolished.
(1) 2nd and 3rd editions O.S.
Jim Preston Personal Communication (Verbal communication). SKE13236.
Jim Preston Personal Communication (Verbal communication). Ske13236.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Verbal communication: Jim Preston Personal Communication. |
