EPW013202 ENGLAND (1925). The Medway Oil Storage Company Ltd, Isle of Grain, 1925
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| Title | [EPW013202] The Medway Oil Storage Company Ltd, Isle of Grain, 1925 |
| Reference | EPW013202 |
| Date | June-1925 |
| Link | |
| Place name | ISLE OF GRAIN |
| Parish | ISLE OF GRAIN |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 586379, 175157 |
| Longitude / Latitude | 0.68228506688616, 51.444199294574 |
| National Grid Reference | TQ864752 |
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 The Medway Oil and Storage Company, MOSCO, set up the first oil refinery on the Isle of Grain in 1923. At the time the UK refining capacity was very low, petrol being refined overseas and brought in by tanker. MOSCO marketed its petrol under the 'Power' brand and, as an independent producer, undercut Shell by 1d (a penny) per gallon. See http://services.english-heritage.org.uk/ResearchReportsPdfs/021_2013WEB.pdf page 32
The company closed the refinery in 1932, but the oil storage facility remained in use. (English Heritage Report 1-2014, Isle of Grain, Hoo Peninsula, Kent page 13) |
Kentishman |
Sunday 24th of January 2016 09:38:47 AM |
| Private spur to the Grain Island Firing Point, see English Heritage Research Report Number 39-2013 |
Kentishman |
Monday 27th of July 2015 08:34:55 PM |
| Grain Crossing and Halt, Southern Railways line to Port Victoria from Gravesend. |
Kentishman |
Monday 27th of July 2015 08:30:25 PM |
| Southern end of the Yantlet. |
John |
Thursday 25th of September 2014 03:04:46 AM |