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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 23 NW 225 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Folkestone Cement Works (Site of) |
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Summary
A works was established by John Pope in 1870 "half a mile from the harbour". It later became the Folkestone Cement Company's works and closed in1891. The works included wet grinding mills.
Due to its short working life the location of the works has not been established but a site west of the harbour seems most likely, perhaps near Mill Rock.
| Grid Reference: | TR 220 352 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR23NW |
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| Parish: | FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CEMENT WORKS (Abandoned 1891, Post Medieval - 1870 AD to 1891 AD)
Full description
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A works was established by John Pope in 1870 "half a mile from the harbour". It later became the Folkestone Cement Company's works and closed in1891. The works included wet grinding mills. (1)
Due to its short working life the location of the works has not been established but a site west of the harbour seems most likely, perhaps near Mill Rock.
<1> AJ Francis, History of the Cement Industry 1796-1914, Page Nos. 174 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6454.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Bibliographic reference: AJ Francis. History of the Cement Industry 1796-1914. Page Nos. 174. |
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