Monument record TQ 77 NW 121 - Alpha Cement Works (Thames Portland Cement Company), Cliffe Marshes

Summary

Alpha Cement Works was built in 1913-15 by the Thames Portland Cement Company. It was a small works and was taken over by the Alpha Cement Company in 1934. There were four rotary kilns in operation at the workd by 1938. It was subsequently taken over by Blue Circle but closed in 1970. Little was left remaining - the Gatehouse was demolished in 1997 and now only the Worker's Air Raid Shelters are left (see TQ 77 NW 139). One of several works in this area (see also TQ 77 NW 37 and TQ 77 NW 122).

Location

Grid reference TQ 7203 7566 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ77NW
County KENT
Civil Parish CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

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Jim Preston Personal Communication (Verbal communication). SKE13236.

Jim Preston Personal Communication (Verbal communication). Ske13236.

<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Site visit by DC Eve April 1996 (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<2> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9426.

<3> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9440.

<4> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9449.

<5> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9858.

<6> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9865.

<7> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10018.

<8> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10277.

<9> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.

<10> Eve, David., 1999, The Cement Industry in Kent: Results of a Sites and Monuments Record Enhancement Project 1996 - 98 (Unpublished document). SKE12011.

<11> Barnes, B. and Innes, B., 1984, A nineteenth Century Cement Works at Cliffe (Article in serial). SWX7719.

<12> Jim Preston Personal Communication (Verbal communication). SKE13236.

<13> Historic england, 2014, Hoo Peninsula Outline Historic Area Assessment: Cliffe and Cliffe Woods Parish. Research Report 2014-54 (Bibliographic reference). SKE31591.

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  • --- Verbal communication: Jim Preston Personal Communication.
  • --- Verbal communication: Jim Preston Personal Communication.
  • <1> Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Site visit by DC Eve April 1996.
  • <2> Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4036. print.
  • <3> Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3068. print.
  • <4> Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4071. print.
  • <5> Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 4041. print.
  • <6> Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 4064. print.
  • <7> Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 4029. print.
  • <8> Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 174. print.
  • <9> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report.
  • <10> Unpublished document: Eve, David.. 1999. The Cement Industry in Kent: Results of a Sites and Monuments Record Enhancement Project 1996 - 98.
  • <11> Article in serial: Barnes, B. and Innes, B.. 1984. A nineteenth Century Cement Works at Cliffe. 75, pages 106-10.
  • <12> Verbal communication: Jim Preston Personal Communication.
  • <13> Bibliographic reference: Historic england. 2014. Hoo Peninsula Outline Historic Area Assessment: Cliffe and Cliffe Woods Parish. Research Report 2014-54.

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  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Hoo Peninsula Outline Historic Area Assessment: Cliffe and Cliffe Woods Parish. Research Report Series 54-2014 (Ref: Research Report Series: 54-2014) (EKE15026)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey, North Kent Coastal Zone: Phase ll, Year Two (Ref: 56751) (EWX8626)

Record last edited

Jun 9 2016 10:25AM