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Cement Industry
About the group History, geography and archaeology of the British cement industry
Wedi ei greu 16 October 2012
                           
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                                  Good HD image allows lots of features to be seen on zoom.  For details, history, links, see [[http://www.cementkilns.co.uk/cement_kiln_west_thurrock.html]].
                							   
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                                  This is the best view.  For details and many links, see [[http://www.cementkilns.co.uk/cement_kiln_rainham.html]].
                							   
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                                  For details and many links, see [[http://www.cementkilns.co.uk/cement_kiln_lyme_regis.html]].
                							   
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                                  There must be loads of pictures of this place - it wasn't hidden away - but this and a video are all I have seen.  For more information and speculation, see [[http://www.cementkilns.co.uk/cement_kiln_wishaw.html]].
                							   
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                                  A reasonably detailed view for zooming in. For history and details, see [[http://www.cementkilns.co.uk/cement_kiln_dunstable.html]].
                							   
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                                  A whole bunch of photographs were taken of the site around the time of the start-up of the anhydrite process cement kilns.  Unfortunately none is of great quality, but this one is sufficiently close and clear to made out a myriad of interesting details.  I have a plan of the 1930 acid plant, which allows me to identify features fairly well.  For history, etc, see [[http://www.cementkilns.co.uk/cement_kiln_billingham.html]].
                							   
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                                  Another good construction photograph.
                							   
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                                  Nice construction picture puts the light-up date at mid-1926 earliest.
                							   
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                                  Good view of the chalk reserves.
                							   
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                                  Not a bad side-on view.
                							   
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                                  Dunstable, with a note on clinker stocks!
                							   
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                                  Another fairly good view from a slightly different angle.
                							   
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                                  Reasonable close-up, and the remains of kilns are visible.
                							   
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                                  another view from the south
                							   
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                                  Good view of the old wharf.  When the big kilns 6 and 7 were installed in the 1930s, a new deep water wharf was added towards the left of the picture, and the old wharf remained in use for coal.
                							   
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                                  What's that complex to the right of the kiln house?  Beats me!
                							   
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                                  Swanscombe before its rebuild.
                							   
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                                  Catches kiln 10 under construction.
                							   
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                                  Good view of the older part of the plant.
                							   
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                                  Wouldham. Shame he didn't turn slightly to the right.
                							   
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                                  There's a fair number of pictures of Kent at this time, I suppose because it was the only plant that didn't look like a dog's breakfast.
                							   
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                                  Zoom in for a great view of a chamber kiln plant.
                							   
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                                  There's a cement plant down there somewhere.
                							   
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                                  Good view of Northfleet Creek
                							   
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                                  I'm waiting for someone to tell me it's kiln 4 (the Unax kiln), but I think it's too early.  Were Bevans coolers below the firing floor?
                							   
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                                  Nice general view that I use on my website.
                							   
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                                  Just about shows the wash plant
                							   
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                                  Particularly good closeup from the west showing the wharf and the chaotic layout of the kiln house.
                							   
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                                  Nice general view
                							   
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                                  Nice view of the river
                							   
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                                  Another good side view
                							   
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                                  Another good side view.
                							   
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                                  Nice view down river
                							   
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                                  Good view of the quarry plus Peters and West Kent.
                							   
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                                  Good closeup of 3-kiln plant.
                							   
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                                  Fairly good closeup of BE
                							   
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                                  Holborough with Lee's and Halling Manor
                							   
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                                  Holborough and most of Peters in the distance.
                							   
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                                  Holborough with 3 kilns
                							   
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                                  Good view of West Thurrock as at 1929.
                							   
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