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Clay Works air raid shelter

Posted on 26th February 2022 by Ruiha Smalley

The excavation of the clay works air raid shelter was undertaken in February 2016. The entrance and part of the roof had been demolished and the rubble dropped into the shelter and also the entrance, so access was not immediately … Continue reading →

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Peter Dadson: memories of Shorne Woods Clay Works

Posted on 13th February 2022 by Ruiha Smalley

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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Ted Goodwin and his sister Patricia Cox remember their Dad and the Clay Works in Shorne woods

Posted on 13th December 2021 by Ruiha Smalley

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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We’ve been shortlisted!

Posted on 26th November 2021 by Ruiha Smalley

Great news everybody. We have been shortlisted for the Overall Achievement Award by the Archaeological Achievement Awards. Congratulations to everyone who has been involved over the years, for making our Group the success we are. The Archaeological Achievement Awards are … Continue reading →

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V1 Explosion, Woodland Lane, Shorne, 3rd August 1944

Posted on 1st November 2021 by Ruiha Smalley

While I was working on the Oral History for SWAG I met a few of the older Shorne residents and was told about the V1 that landed on an army hut behind the houses, on the west side of Woodland … Continue reading →

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