| P number: | P212485 |
|---|---|
| Old photograph number: | A13389 |
| Caption: | Shoreham Cement Works. |
| Description: | Shoreham Cement Works. Shoreham Cement Works. Portland cement is manufactured from chalk quarried from the Upper and Middle Chalk in the extensive pits behind the works. The other main ingredient, clay, is obtained from the Gault in pits at Small Dole approximately 6 km. to the north. The clay is pumped as a slurry through a pipeline from Small Dole to the Shoreham Works. (See also photos A13364 - A13367.) |
| Date taken: | Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1979 |
| Photographer: | Jeffery, C.J. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| X longitude/easting: | 520000 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 108600 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 176.02 KB; 1001 x 662 pixels; 85 x 56 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 175 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Economic geology/ Cement and lime, limestone quarries and chalk pits |
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