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Author Archives: Ruiha Smalley
Peter Dadson: memories of Shorne Woods Clay Works
I lived on Painters Ash Estate and went to Colyer Road school (Now Northfleet School for Boys). I left there in 1959, when I was 15 and went to work for Blue Circle at Bevan’s cement works, Northfleet. I wanted … Continue reading
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CITiZAN at Sandwich Bay – February 2022
There is a continuing project happening at Sandwich Bay for surveying 18th– mid 20th century stake net (fish trap) remains. CITiZAN and volunteers will return to the site next week, 18-20th February to carry out some archaeological sampling of the stakes … Continue reading
Cobham Woods
Today some of SWAG took a walk in the Cobham Woods to look for the Darnley toe memorial. They uncovered a number of pieces of stone, the column and the base. For more details about the incident that led to … Continue reading
Ted Goodwin and his sister Patricia Cox remember their Dad and the Clay Works in Shorne woods
Our dad’s name was Edgar (Ted) Amos Goodwin and our mum was Rosina. Our dad was born in 1910 and worked for AEI at Northfleet for 25 years before taking the job of Wet Miller, in the wash plant at … Continue reading
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Tagged artefacts, clay works, excavation, industry, shorne woods country park, social history
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