TQ 76 SW 78 - Wouldham cement works - Historic Environment Record

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Monument record TQ 76 SW 78 - Wouldham cement works

Summary

It is possible that a small cement works was in operation in Wouldham as early as 1855 run by Robinson and Gaskell. In the 1880s the Gaskell brothers set up the Wouldham Cement works which later became part of APCM under the name of Wouldham (Medway) cement works. It closed in 1902. The works seem to have consisted of two long parallel bulidings at right angles to the river. By the time it closed down it had expanded to include other buildings closer to the waterfont. A tramway ran to the pits and wash backs existed behind the works and possibly to the south. The site has now been cleared.

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Grid reference	Centred TQ 7114 6404 (305m by 263m)
Map sheet	TQ76SW
County	KENT
District	TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish	WOULDHAM, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

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A small cement works was set up by the Gaskell Brothers at Wouldham in the 1880s under the name of Wouldham Cement works.(1) It may have been operated from as early as 1855 by Robinson and Gaskell. By the time it became part of APCM it was known as the Wouldham (Medway) cement works and was closed in 1902.(2) In the mid and late 19th century the works seems to have consisted of two long parallel buildings at right angles to the river. This had expanded, by the time it was closed, to include other structures closer to the waterfront. The works was served by a tramway to pits at TQ 7175 6381 and TQ 7166 6353. There seem to have been wash backs behind the works and possibly some to the south.(3) The site has now been cleared.

<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Francis, AJ 1977 The Cement Industry 1796-1914 (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<2> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Stoyed & Kidner 1973 Cement Railways of Kent, p.79 (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<3> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, OS 1st, 2nd and 3rd ed maps, 1868, 1879 & 1908 (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

Sources/Archives (3)

<1> SKE6440 Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Francis, AJ 1977 The Cement Industry 1796-1914.
<2> SKE6440 Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Stoyed & Kidner 1973 Cement Railways of Kent, p.79.
<3> SKE6440 Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. OS 1st, 2nd and 3rd ed maps, 1868, 1879 & 1908.