TQ 57 NW 97 - Joyce Green explosives works - Historic Environment Record

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Monument record TQ 57 NW 97 - Joyce Green explosives works

Summary

Works of 1915 manufacturing gunpowder, closed 1989

Location

Grid reference	TQ 5414 7615 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ57NW
County	KENT
District	DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish	DARTFORD, DARTFORD, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

GUNPOWDER WORKS (GUNPOWDER WORKS, Modern - 1915 AD to 1989 AD)

Full Description

Explosives factory established by Perch1orate Safety Explosives Ltd in 1915 at Joyce Green. Purchased by Joseph Wells and Sons in 1930s and, since 1968 a Series of others (Schermuly Ltd; Pains Wessex; Unwin Pyrotechnics) until finally closed by Astra in 1989. Presently (1993) disused with some 60 small buildings standing separated by blast walls (1). Site photographs (2-6). Overgrown and fenced off area unable to access the explosive works in 2005 (7)

<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, N Dartford Campus, Uni of Greenwich 1994. MOLAS (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<2> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9411.

<3> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10032.

<4> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10045.

<5> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10052.

<6> 1944, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10055.

<7> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.

Sources/Archives (7)

<1> SKE6440 Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. N Dartford Campus, Uni of Greenwich 1994. MOLAS.
<2> SWX9411 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3077. print.
<3> SWX10032 Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 4010. print.
<4> SWX10045 Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 4135. print.
<5> SWX10052 Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 3219. print.
<6> SWX10055 Photograph (Print): 1944. Photograph. 4270. print.
<7> SWX12323 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report.

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Non-Intrusive Event: Survey, North Kent Coastal Zone: Phase ll, Year Two (Ref: 56751) (EWX8626)

Record last edited

Jan 23 2024 2:53PM