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Monument record TQ 76 NW 302 - Strood Dock Cement Works, Rochester
Summary
Lark Fletcher and Company established a works in c.1850 at Strood Dock. It was operated by White and Company from the 1870s but closed in c.1880.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 7432 6944 (point) FCE |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ76NW |
| Civil Parish | ROCHESTER & CHATHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Lark Fletcher and~Co est works in 1850s, operated by White and Co from the 1870s. Closed c1880. (1) site now cleared.
Pioneering cement works which operated with four or five bottle kilns. Supplied cement for the London sewers after the Great Stink. The works were obsolete by the 1870s and the site subsequently occupied by the Baltic Sawmills. J M Preston, Industrial Medway
See also E Harris, The Riverside, 1930 (2).
<1> AJ Francis, History of the Cement Industry 1796-1914 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6454.
<2> Jim Preston Personal Communication (Verbal communication). SKE13236.
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Record last edited
Sep 26 2008 10:16AM