TQ 77 NW 124 - Tramway to Nine Elms Works from Johnson's Works, Cliffe

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Monument record TQ 77 NW 124 - Tramway to Nine Elms Works from Johnson's Works, Cliffe

Summary

Disused tramway from chalkpit/Johnson's Cement Works to Nine Elms Cement Works. It was constructed by Frances and Co. in the late 1860s and is still in use as a track.

Location

Grid reference	TQ 7177 7653 (point) LIN
Map sheet	TQ77NW
County	KENT
Civil Parish	CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority	MEDWAY

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Type and Period (1)

TRAMWAY (Post Medieval to Modern - 1860 AD to 2050 AD)

Full Description

Tramway linking Nine Elms Cement Works (TQ 77 NW 37) at the mouth of Cliffe Creek with a chalkpit next to Johnson's Works (TQ 77 NW 122). Constructed by Frances and Co in the late 1860s. Now used as track (1).

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Additional information (11-12).

Francis and Co negotiated the lease of land for a tramway from the quarry to proposed cement works on Cliffe Creek in 1866 [Darnley Mss. U565 E9]. The works and presumably the tramway were in operation in 1866. There was no connection with Johnson's until the amalgamation of the firms in 1886. The tramway remained in operation after the Nine Elms works closed soon after amalgamation within APCM in 1900, presumably until the Quarryworks closed in 1920.(13)

<1> Barnes, B. and Innes, B., 1984, A nineteenth Century Cement Works at Cliffe (Article in serial). SWX7719.

<2> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9425.

<3> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9426.

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

<5> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9635.

<6> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9775.

<7> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9858.

<8> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9865.

<9> 1941, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10111.

<10> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10273.

<11> Eve, David., 1999, The Cement Industry in Kent: Results of a Sites and Monuments Record Enhancement Project 1996 - 98 (Unpublished document). SKE12011.

<12> English Heritage Monuments Protection Programme, 2001, Lime, Cement and Plaster Industries Step 4 Report (Unpublished document). SKE12174.

<13> Jim Preston Personal Communication (Verbal communication). SKE13236.

Sources/Archives (13)

<1> SWX7719 Article in serial: Barnes, B. and Innes, B.. 1984. A nineteenth Century Cement Works at Cliffe. 75, pages 106-10.
<2> SWX9425 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4038. print.
<3> SWX9426 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4036. print.
<4> SWX9449 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4071. print.
<5> SWX9635 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 1076. print.
<6> SWX9775 Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 4109. print.
<7> SWX9858 Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 4041. print.
<8> SWX9865 Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 4064. print.
<9> SWX10111 Photograph (Print): 1941. Photograph. 2045. print.
<10> SWX10273 Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 166. print.
<11> SKE12011 Unpublished document: Eve, David.. 1999. The Cement Industry in Kent: Results of a Sites and Monuments Record Enhancement Project 1996 - 98.
<12> SKE12174 Unpublished document: English Heritage Monuments Protection Programme. 2001. Lime, Cement and Plaster Industries Step 4 Report.
<13> SKE13236 Verbal communication: Jim Preston Personal Communication.

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Record last edited

Jan 25 2012 3:03PM