Cement Works - 20 - More Sources of Information

Here are some more information source links and a book, mainly of Blue Circle cement works and terminals, a link to my first information thread follows.

Westbury (Blue Circle) Cement Works

Opened 1962, mothballed 2009, the enormity of these sites has to be seen to be believed, we can only model a very small part of it, and notice how everything is covered in cement dust, makes my model look far too clean!

https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/lafarge-blue-circle-cement-westbury-30-05-2010.50731/


Hope (Blue Circle) Cement Works

Internal pictures of closed down site with some captions.
https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/blue-circle-cement-works-hope-8-3-07.10583/


Northenden (Blue Circle) Cement Terminal

Discussion thread with images of silos and sidings for bulk wagon load transfers to road vehicles, possibly c1970s and subsequent change of use to mineral distribution.
https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/27548-northenden-cement-terminal/


Modelling Information

Includes more information on Northenden Cement Terminal.
http://igg.org.uk/rail/12-linind/cement.htm


The Blue Circle Group

Includes a very good quality image of the BC brand logo, useful for signage from 1920s to early 1960s.
https://www.cementkilns.co.uk/cc_bc.html


Book - The History of Blue Circle

Pub. Cambridge Business Publishing 1988
Author Peter Pugh

Heavily biased towards the business side of the development of Blue Circle but does include information about the workers, kiln adoption and distribution. Illustrated with photographs, including aerial site views and line drawings.

Prices vary enormously but good used copies can be bought cheaply from online book sellers on Amazon Marketplace for a few pounds including delivery. Worth the £3.50 I paid for it but at typically £13+ too high IMO for just the modelling related info.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1871341019/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1


My original posting on information was :-

https://platform1mrc.com/p1mrc/index.php?threads/cement-works-5-sources-of-information-online.5255/

Jim

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Thanks Paul.

I must admit it was a subject that drew me in big time, a building material that man has relied upon heavily for over a century now and often we just do not appreciate it, typically only the eyesores register in our minds.

Jim