Great Britain Rochester Cement Works Recce / Mini-report

[Shadow]

visited with Fluff, Zombie and Jesus, huuuuuuuuuge place words can't describe how big it is, begs a return visit

Such an awesome place

 

[Maniac]

Shouldn't this begin 'Thanks to maniac for the research and tip-off'

Shame you couldn't get into any of the buildings, and shame I didn't get up in time to join you. :lol:

 

[Shadow]

Shouldn't this begin 'Thanks to maniac for the research and tip-off'

You blew that when you decided not to turn up haha :unfair:

 

[Maniac]

Shouldn't this begin 'Thanks to maniac for the research and tip-off'

You blew that when you decided not to turn up haha :unfair:

Hey unfair, I didn't decide not to, I've been angry at myself all fu**ing day for not waking up earlier, but come on I didn't get in from London until 1:30 last night, and I had been up since early that morning and up late the night before, so it's hardly suprising really.

 

[CAVE ZOMBIE]

we did wait til sunday for you and didnt go on sat didnt do much as lots of people still onsite

 

[Maniac]

we did wait til sunday for you and didnt go on sat didnt do much as lots of people still onsite

I've had a super shite weekend, sorry.

Forgot to goto my best friends daughters christening this afternoon, managed to piss off my parents by not turning up for dinner tonight because I managed to fall asleep again this afternoon, managed to piss off one of my friends at the gig we went to last night, lost £20 today walking from home to the town centre, didn't manage to get up in time to go see my mate about that other explore on Saturday because I forgot to set an alarm, his dad now pissed of at me for messing him around so that's gone out the window as well, and missed this explore because I forgot to set an alarm as well. So yeah shite weekend.

 

[PowerSurge]

Nice little recce and pics guys.

 

[Maniac]

Nice mate is it closed now :dunno2: only we drive past this place some times and looking at your pics it looks like a great place to have an explore

As far as I know it is, although I'm searching to find the origenal document that told me this information, and failing miserably. I seem to recall it ceased production towards the middle to end of last year ans is currently being decomissioned at the moment, prior to planned re-development.

Maniac.

EDIT, found it. Two bits of information from different places.

The CEMEX plant at Halling is the last of the cement workson the Medway to close. While the main production plant

closed in 2000, a small team has continued to grind clinker

(cement in lump form) brought in by road from elsewhere.

The clinker grinding operation is now planned to end when

CEMEX UK opens a new 1.2 million tonnes per annum

grinding and blending facility on the Thames at Tilbury.

and from elsewhere;

The Tilbury facility is expected to come on stream in 2008 and marks a step-change in the industry by producing CEM3 in purpose-built, factory-controlled conditions.

So in theory it is now closed totally, although there is evidently still a lot of activity on the site.

Maniac.

 

[Shadow]

Awh sounds like you've had a shite time We'll come down again sooooon.

Heres a map of the cement works

http://www.medway.gov.uk/ddc20050928r.pdf

and another

http://www.medway.gov.uk/ddc20080903r-3.pdf

 

[Maniac]

Here's some information on the proposed development

http://www.cemex.co.uk/su/pdf/Cemex_Panels.pdf

A a copy of a Newsletter sent to the local community in 2007 detailing their plans for the works.

http://www.cemex.co.uk/su/pdf/Cemex_Hal ... letter.pdf