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Monument record TQ 86 NW 211 - Berengrave Chalk Quarry, Lower Rainham
Summary
Chalk Quarry in use from the early 1900s until the early 1930s, and used after 1912 to supply the British Standard Cement Works. The quarry contains a chalk washmill complex built in two phases, 1912 and 1927.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 8208 6712 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ86NW |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
| Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
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Full Description
The quarry was being used in the early 1900s with the chalk being moved by a tramway to the wharf (TQ 86 NW 208) for transport by barge to cement works, most probably to Queenborough Cement works which did not have a local supply of chalk. It provided chalk to the British Standard Cement works after their construction in 1912.
There are the remains of two washmills in the quarry which are contempoary with the cement works in 1912. Ther floor of the engine house is adjacent. The washmills were modernised in 1927 with more possibly ball mills for which the mountings remain constructed in concrete.The quarry went out of use in the early 1930s. (1)
<1> Jim Preston Personal Communication (Verbal communication). SKE13236.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE13236 Verbal communication: Jim Preston Personal Communication.
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Record last edited
May 25 2016 12:04PM