EAW041025 ENGLAND (1951). Clay pit between Sandy Lane and Purfleet Road, Aveley, 1951. This image has been produced from a damaged negative.
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Details
| Title | [EAW041025] Clay pit between Sandy Lane and Purfleet Road, Aveley, 1951. This image has been produced from a damaged negative. |
| Reference | EAW041025 |
| Date | 23-October-1951 |
| Link | |
| Place name | AVELEY |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 555792, 180450 |
| Longitude / Latitude | 0.24482293603382, 51.50100215995 |
| National Grid Reference | TQ558805 |
Pins
 Purfleet Road |
Adam C |
Sunday 19th of April 2020 07:08:50 PM |
| Sandy Lane |
Adam C |
Sunday 19th of April 2020 07:08:36 PM |
| earlier sump |
Dylan Moore |
Tuesday 29th of April 2014 10:25:12 AM |
| earlier sump |
Dylan Moore |
Tuesday 29th of April 2014 10:24:45 AM |
| pit carefully graded towards the SW to collect water in a sump for pumping. |
Dylan Moore |
Tuesday 29th of April 2014 10:24:19 AM |
| floating pump for pumping water out of pit |
Dylan Moore |
Tuesday 29th of April 2014 10:21:07 AM |
| slurry tank |
Dylan Moore |
Tuesday 29th of April 2014 10:19:27 AM |
| washmill |
Dylan Moore |
Tuesday 29th of April 2014 10:18:55 AM |
User Comment Contributions
Tunnel Portland Cement Company Ltd clayfields supplying London Clay pumped as slurry to the West Thurrock cement plant. Opened 1927, closed 1976. At this time processing around 0.5 million tonnes of raw clay per year, later increased to 0.7 million. |
Dylan Moore |
Tuesday 29th of April 2014 09:27:34 AM |