Monument record TQ 76 NE 1029 - Site of the Portland Cement Works, Gillingham

Summary

The Gillingham Portland Cement Works is marked on the Ordnance Survey historic edition maps (c.1858-1940). The site is still used as a 'works' although the extent to which the original buildings survive is unknown.

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Grid reference TQ 79133 69017 (point) Approximate
Map sheet TQ76NE
County KENT
Civil Parish GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

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Portland Cement Works identified on the 1st ed. OS map (1). Also marked on the 2nd 3rd and 4th edition OS maps (2).
Erected in 1874 by George Burge jnr, William Morgan and C R Cheffins . Was equipped after 1872 with chamber kilns of the type patented by George Burge. 1895 taken over by J B White and then APCM remaining open to about 1908. .(3)

The works included an industrial tramway that worked from 1874 to 1908. (4)


<1> Ordnance Survey, 1862-1875, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1862-1875 (Map). SWX11831.

<2> KCC, 2007-9, EKPO/HERO pers comm (Miscellaneous Material). SKE13005.

<3> Jim Preston Personal Communication (Verbal communication). SKE13236.

<4> Chris Downs and John Fletcher, 2015, CEMENT RAILWAYS OF SOUTH EAST ENGLAND Part 2: Gillingham Portland Cement Co Ltd, Gadshill (Article in serial). SKE53705.

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  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1862-1875. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1862-1875. 1:2500.
  • <2> Miscellaneous Material: KCC. 2007-9. EKPO/HERO pers comm.
  • <3> Verbal communication: Jim Preston Personal Communication.
  • <4> Article in serial: Chris Downs and John Fletcher. 2015. CEMENT RAILWAYS OF SOUTH EAST ENGLAND Part 2: Gillingham Portland Cement Co Ltd, Gadshill. Issue No. 154. Vol 15 No. 5.

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Record last edited

Mar 31 2021 2:37PM