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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 77 SE 223
Type of record:Monument
Name:Upnor cement works, Lower Upnor, Hoo St. Werburgh

Summary

Site of the nineteenth century cement works at Upnor. This cement works was established in 1858 but closed soon after 1900. It subsequently became a barge repair yard. The site has since been developed and is now a car park.


Grid Reference:TQ 7626 7128
Map Sheet:TQ77SE
Parish:HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT

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Full description

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Cement works established in 1858 by CJ Hilton and closed soon after 1900. It subsequently became a boat yard. (1) No visible remains in 2004, point in the middle of a car park (10)


<1> AJ Francis, History of the Cement Industry 1796-1914 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6454.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1858-73, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897 (Map). SWX11831.

<3> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10024.

<4> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10020.

<5> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9870.

<6> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9841.

<7> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9758.

<8> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9756.

<9> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9510.

<10> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document). SWX12121.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Bibliographic reference: AJ Francis. History of the Cement Industry 1796-1914.
<2>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1858-73. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897. 1:2500.
<3>Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 3059. print.
<4>Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 2062. print.
<5>Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 4100. print.
<6>Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 3084. print.
<7>Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 5217. print.
<8>Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 5199. print.
<9>Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3119. print.
<10>Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report.