Monument record TQ 76 SW 70 - West Kent Cement works, Aylesford

Summary

Prior to 1868 a brick works operated south of Burham on the east bank of the River Medway. It had closed down by 1897 and was replaced by a cement works on the same site called the West Kent Cement Works. This was a small site with a complex of three main buildings with eight wash backs behind them. The adjacent pits, possibly brick pits, were disused. There was no connecting tramway. By 1909 the site had not been developed and may have been closed by 1916. The ownership of the works is not clear. The site has since been cleared.

Location

Grid reference TQ 7149 6016 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ76SW
County KENT
District TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish AYLESFORD, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> N/A, Ordnance Survey Map. Old Monarch record with attached monuments, OS 1st, 2nd & 3rd Ed. maps (1868, 1897 & 1908) (Map). SKE6458.

<2> Preston, J. M., 1977, Industrial Medway: An Historical Survey, Page Nos. 174 (Monograph). SKE6455.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Map: N/A. Ordnance Survey Map. Old Monarch record with attached monuments. OS 1st, 2nd & 3rd Ed. maps (1868, 1897 & 1908).
  • <2> Monograph: Preston, J. M.. 1977. Industrial Medway: An Historical Survey. Page Nos. 174.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Aug 23 2011 2:48PM