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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 NW 1031 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of chalk Quarry, brick works and cement works, Northfleet |
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Summary
The site of a chalk quarry and cement works was located here. It is marked on the Second Edition OS map of the area as being part of the London Portland Cement Works Cement works which first opened in 1825 which went on to produce Portland cement. (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6239 7452 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67SW |
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| Parish: | GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
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Monument Types
- QUARRY (Post Medieval to Modern - 1825 AD? to 1990 AD?)
- BRICKWORKS (Post Medieval to Modern - 1900 AD? to 1990 AD?)
- CEMENT WORKS (Post Medieval to Modern - 1900 AD? to 1990 AD?)
- KILN (Post Medieval to Modern - 1900 AD? to 1990 AD?)
Full description
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The site of a chalk quarry and cement works was located here. It is marked on the Second Edition OS map of the area as being part of the London Portland Cement Works Cement works which first opened in 1825 which went on to produce Portland cement. The site was beiung used as a chalk quarry by the late 19th century and by the start of the 20th century a brick works and cement works was also located here. (1-2). Buildings still stood here in 2008 but had been demolished by the time the 2016 aerial photographs were taken.
<1> Ordnance Survey, 1858-73, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897 (Map). SWX11831.
<2> Ordnance Survey, 1893-7, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898 (Map). SWX11832.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1858-73. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897. 1:2500. |
| <2>XY | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1893-7. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898. 1:2500. [Mapped feature: #107062 Quarry, ] |
Related records
| TQ 67 SW 1697 | Parent of: Former site of Tramways, associated with quarry and cement works, Northfleet. (Monument) |
| TQ 67 SW 250 | Parent of: Tramway Tunnel Chalk Pit (or Pits), South of The Hill, Northfleet (Monument) |
| TQ 67 SW 1005 | Parent of: Wharf associated Blue Circle Cement Works, Northfleet (Monument) |
| TQ 67 NW 98 | Part of: J. B. White Portland Cement Works, Swanscombe (Monument) |
