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Monument record TQ 87 SE 1265 - Temporary accommodation for the builders of the BP Kent refinery can be seen at Wallend on aerial photographs taken in 1953
Summary
What is thought to be temporary accommodation for the builders of the BP Kent refinery can be seen at Wallend on aerial photographs taken in 1953. Work commenced on the refinery in 1950 and the first oil was processed in 1953. The first accommodation building is visible on the west side of Grain Road in 1951. By 1953 additional buildings had been built next to this one, another to the north-west and a much larger group on the east side of the road. This eastern group of buildings had been demolished by 1954 and those to the west had gone by 1961. This site was mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 8752 7566 (367m by 211m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ87NE |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | ISLE OF GRAIN, MEDWAY, KENT |
| Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
<1> RAF, 1951, RAF 540/458 4098-4099 & 4237 17-APR-1951 (Photograph). SKE56071.
<2> RAF, 1953, RAF 82/713 566-567 6-FEB-1953 (Photograph). SKE56072.
<3> RAF, 1954, RAF 82/982 11 10-AUG-1954 (Photograph). SKE56073.
<4> RAF, 1961, NMR RAF/58/4646 0347 28-AUG-1961 (Photograph). SKE56005.
<5> BP, ?, A guide for visitors to BP's Kent oil refinery and tanker terminal, Isle of Grain (Bibliographic reference). SKE56074.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SKE56071 Photograph: RAF. 1951. RAF 540/458 4098-4099 & 4237 17-APR-1951. RAF 540/458 4098-4099 & 4237 17-APR-1951.
- <2> SKE56072 Photograph: RAF. 1953. RAF 82/713 566-567 6-FEB-1953. RAF 82/713 566-567 6-FEB-1953.
- <3> SKE56073 Photograph: RAF. 1954. RAF 82/982 11 10-AUG-1954. RAF 82/982 11 10-AUG-1954.
- <4> SKE56005 Photograph: RAF. 1961. NMR RAF/58/4646 0347 28-AUG-1961. NMR RAF/58/4646 0347 28-AUG-1961.
- <5> SKE56074 Bibliographic reference: BP. ?. A guide for visitors to BP's Kent oil refinery and tanker terminal, Isle of Grain.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Non-Intrusive Event: English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project NMP (EKE20812)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Hoo Peninsula, Kent. Hoo Peninsula Historic Landscape Project (Ref: Research Report Series no 21-2013) (EKE15020)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Hoo Peninsula, Kent. Hoo Peninsula Historic Landscape Project (Ref: Research Report Series No. 21-2013) (EKE15021)
Record last edited
May 14 2024 3:55PM