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Monument record TQ 67 NW 99 - Tramway J. B. White Portland Cement Works, Swanscombe
Summary
A tramway, first show on the 1st Ed OS map leading from the cement works to Bell Wharf, which over time expanded to link all the surrounding extraction pits with the main complex, and the nearby mainline railway. The total length of track laid is not known, but it reached over 2km inland. Most of the system has now gone, but several of the tram tunnels remain, as well as derelict sections of trackway. In places to route of the tramway can be traced and a section of it leading to Bell Wharf has recently been reused and resurfaced as an access road and used by the Channel Tunnel Rail Link.
Location accurate to 2m based on available information
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 60111 75569 (134m by 946m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ67NW |
| County | KENT |
| District | DARTFORD, KENT |
| Civil Parish | SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
<1> Eve, David., 1999, The Cement Industry in Kent: Results of a Sites and Monuments Record Enhancement Project 1996 - 98 (Unpublished document). SKE12011.
<2> Essex County Council, 2003, Aggregates Levy Survey Industrial Sites (Unpublished document). SKE12009.
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Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (5)
- Parent of: Bell Wharf, Broadness (Monument) (TQ 67 NW 1012)
- Parent of: Pier at Broadness (Monument) (TQ 67 NW 1011)
- Parent of: White's Jetty, Broadness (Monument) (TQ 57 NE 1001)
- Parent of: White's Jetty, Broadness (Monument) (TQ 57 NE 1001)
- Part of: J. B. White Portland Cement Works, Swanscombe (Monument) (TQ 67 NW 98)
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Record last edited
Sep 16 2020 7:23PM