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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 76 NW 300
Type of record:Monument
Name:Site of Borstal court cement works, Borstal

Summary

Borstal Court cement works was established in 1852, taken over by Samuel Booth in 1866. A Chalk pit situated on a hill behind the works was connected by tramway. The site has now been cleared but some structures such as washbacks may survive.

Grid Reference:TQ 7233 6663
Map Sheet:TQ76NW
Parish:ROCHESTER & CHATHAM, MEDWAY, KENT

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Borstal Court works est by Edwin Hollick in 1852, taken over by Samuel Booth in 1866. Chalk pit situated on hill behind works connected by tramway. The site has now been cleared but some structures such as washbacks may surive. (1)
The Cement Works, and associated quarries, are shown on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Edition O/S maps.


Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1 (Map). SKE30964.

Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 2nd Edition, 1897-1900): Landmark Epoch 2 (Map). SKE30965.

Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 4th Edition, 1929-1952) (Map). SKE30967.

Landmark, 1907-1923, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 3rd Edition, 1907-1923) (Map). SKE30966.

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

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
---Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1.
---Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 2nd Edition, 1897-1900): Landmark Epoch 2.
---Map: Landmark. 1907-1923. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 3rd Edition, 1907-1923).
---Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 4th Edition, 1929-1952).
<1>Bibliographic reference: AJ Francis. History of the Cement Industry 1796-1914.