Padeswood cement plant
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Padeswood cement plant by Dylan Moore as part of the Geograph project.
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Padeswood cement plant
Image: © Dylan Moore Taken: 18 May 2009
In the centre of the view is the preheater tower of Padeswood cement plant's No 4 kiln. The kiln itself is the horizontal cylinder immediately to the right. This high-efficiency kiln was commissioned in 2005. The plant was originally commissioned in 1950 with two wet-process kilns. Kiln 3 - a long dry process kiln - was commissioned in 1964. The present kiln replaces the earlier ones, and is probably the most energy-efficient in the UK. For more details, see http://www.cementkilns.co.uk/cement_kiln_padeswood.html.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.151059
Longitude
-3.062092