TQ 77 NW 37 - Site of The Nine Elms Cement Works, Cliffe Creek

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Monument record TQ 77 NW 37 - Site of The Nine Elms Cement Works, Cliffe Creek

Summary

19th century Portland cement works established by Francis and Company in 1866. One of the site engineers, C Michele, was responsible for introducing a number of innovations to the industry in the late 19th century, including a new cement testing machine and an improved design of chamber kiln, an example of which may survive at the works at West Street. There are substantial remains of a rectangular bank of nine bottle kilns.The structural remains of some of the cement works buildings were mapped from 1947 RAF aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. Established in 1863, the site had closed by 1908. The works included nine bottle kilns.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TQ 7090 7688 (203m by 183m)
Map sheet	TQ77NW
County	KENT
Civil Parish	CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority	MEDWAY

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Jim Preston Personal Communication (Verbal communication). SKE13236.

Jim Preston Personal Communication (Verbal communication). Ske13236.

Jim Preston, ? 2005, Two kiln blocks at Cliffe (Nine Elms Works) (Unpublished document). SKE30892.

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

<2> Indust Medway an Historical Survey 1977 174 (JM Preston) (OS Card Reference). SKE44286.

<3> Barnes, B. and Innes, B., 1984, A nineteenth Century Cement Works at Cliffe, p.106-110 (Article in serial). SWX7719.

<4> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9425.

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

<6> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9636.

<7> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9775.

<8> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9858.

<9> 1941, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10110.

<10> 1941, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10111.

<11> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.

<12> Eve, David., 1999, The Cement Industry in Kent: Results of a Sites and Monuments Record Enhancement Project 1996 - 98 (Unpublished document). SKE12011.

<13> English Heritage Monuments Protection Programme, 2001, Lime, Cement and Plaster Industries Step 4 Report (Unpublished document). SKE12174.

<14> Jim Preston Personal Communication (Verbal communication). SKE13236.

<15> Historic england, 2014, Hoo Peninsula Outline Historic Area Assessment: Cliffe and Cliffe Woods Parish. Research Report 2014-54 (Bibliographic reference). SKE31591.

Sources/Archives (18)

--- SKE13236 Verbal communication: Jim Preston Personal Communication.
--- SKE13236 Verbal communication: Jim Preston Personal Communication.
--- SKE30892 Unpublished document: Jim Preston. ? 2005. Two kiln blocks at Cliffe (Nine Elms Works).
<1> SWX7719 Article in serial: Barnes, B. and Innes, B.. 1984. A nineteenth Century Cement Works at Cliffe. 75, pages 106-10.
<2> SKE44286 OS Card Reference: Indust Medway an Historical Survey 1977 174 (JM Preston).
<3> SWX7719 Article in serial: Barnes, B. and Innes, B.. 1984. A nineteenth Century Cement Works at Cliffe. 75, pages 106-10. p.106-110.
<4> SWX9425 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4038. print.
<5> SWX9635 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 1076. print.
<6> SWX9636 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 1078. print.
<7> SWX9775 Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 4109. print.
<8> SWX9858 Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 4041. print.
<9> SWX10110 Photograph (Print): 1941. Photograph. 2043. print.
<10> SWX10111 Photograph (Print): 1941. Photograph. 2045. print.
<11> SWX12323 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report.
<12> SKE12011 Unpublished document: Eve, David.. 1999. The Cement Industry in Kent: Results of a Sites and Monuments Record Enhancement Project 1996 - 98.
<13> SKE12174 Unpublished document: English Heritage Monuments Protection Programme. 2001. Lime, Cement and Plaster Industries Step 4 Report.
<14> SKE13236 Verbal communication: Jim Preston Personal Communication.
<15> SKE31591 Bibliographic reference: Historic england. 2014. Hoo Peninsula Outline Historic Area Assessment: Cliffe and Cliffe Woods Parish. Research Report 2014-54.

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Related Events/Activities (2)

Non-Intrusive Event: Hoo Peninsula Outline Historic Area Assessment: Cliffe and Cliffe Woods Parish. Research Report Series 54-2014 (Ref: Research Report Series: 54-2014) (EKE15026)
Non-Intrusive Event: Survey, North Kent Coastal Zone: Phase ll, Year Two (Ref: 56751) (EWX8626)

Record last edited

Jul 12 2022 11:30AM