No5 Kiln: Mason's Cement Works, Great Blakenham
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No5 Kiln: Mason's Cement Works, Great Blakenham
Image: © Dylan Moore Taken: 14 Sep 1996
I notice from Google Maps that this site has now been cleared so I thought I'd dig out a few old photos. This cement plant commenced operation in 1913. Kiln 5 commenced operation in 1966: it was 500 ft (152 m) in length, 14'6" (4.42 m) in diameter, and produced around 1100 tonnes of Portland cement clinker per day, using the "wet process". The plant ceased operation in 1999. For more details, see [http://www.cementkilns.co.uk/cement_kiln_masons.html].
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Image Location
Latitude
52.108123
Longitude
1.097979