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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 76 NE 370 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Whitewall Creek cement works, Frindsbury |
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Summary
A cement works was formerly located at Whitewall Creek near Tower Hill, Frindsbury. It was established in c.1862 and became the Formby Cement works in 1881. The site closed in 1907 after running out of quarrying resources.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7521 6991 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ76NE |
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| Parish: | FRINDSBURY EXTRA, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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A works on Whitewall Creek nr Tower Hill, Frindsbury were established by Fromby Bros. c1862, becoming Formby's Cement works Co. in 1881. The site ran out of quarrying resources and, after a time bringing it in by barge from Halling, closed in 1907.(1)
Ordnance Survey, 1858-73, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897 (Map). SWX11831.
Ordnance Survey, 1858-73, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897 (Map). SWX11831.
<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Francis, AJ 1977 The Cement Industry 1796-1914 (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | --- | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1858-73. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897. 1:2500. |
| <1> | Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Francis, AJ 1977 The Cement Industry 1796-1914. |
