Shoreham Cement Works, December 2018

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Intro
This place has been on our list for a fairly long time and even more so since the demolition of Barrington, this became our next main explore. After numerous hours of research it seemed almost impossible that we would get in and if we did it would not be worth the effort as we would stranded on the ground floor. Eventually we found a way around this and with not the best amounts of hope we found our selves, at 3am, standing on a southbound platform.

The Building
Shoreham Cement Works.

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Image from the CementKilns website

The works them selves are dug within the chalk pits which the raw materials for the cement was mined from with the production of cement beginning in 1883. The works are in the ideal spot for producing cement as they had river access and later railway access, allowing for the production of over 140 tonnes of cement.
In the early 1900's the works had expanded and in the 1940's, they were the first to receive the new Vicker's Rotary Cement Kilns which still stand. As well as the kilns chalk washing mills,clicker stores and Storage Silos were also installed after the second world war.

From then up until the 1990's the plant was throwing out over 500tonnes of cement on average. Along this time a number of improvements had been made to effect production. Unfortunately, in 1991, the works shut due to the technical limitations of the plant which made it inferior to the new facilities. The works also contributed health hazards due to the dust and pollution.

Today, the works stand dormant. The land around is used for vehicle storage and repair, as we also found out on the explore. The site is listed and has plans to be come some sort of "Eco-Village" although the plans are not approved as part of the South Downs project.

Sources
From many websites, re-written in my own words.

The Explore
Starting off early we found ourselves travelling through London at 5am before arriving at the south coast for 7am. After some walking we found our selves at the edge of the quarry, roughly a few hours before the vehicle repairmen had arrived.

Once at the quarry the explore didn't start off well, involving me tripping down one of the smaller cliffs and landing face first. Thankfully with my go-pro (Well, action camera) and hand protecting my face. So, after some shouting we eventually found ourselves next to one of the buildings.

Once inside we emerged at the top of the kilns.

The Photos
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[/url]StandAlone by KPUrbex

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UnParallel_KPUrbex by KPUrbex

Inside the Kiln
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TheGoliath_KPUrbex by KPUrbex .

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Greetings_KPUrbex by KPUrbex .

The Control Room
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Thanks for looking.

The videos from here will be uploaded soon...



KPUrbex
 
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The cement works chimney was a reporting point for the nearby airfield. Really helped when getting lined up for runway 20. I think the chimney has been demolished now? I wonder what the locals use nowadays?
 
The cement works chimney was a reporting point for the nearby airfield. Really helped when getting lined up for runway 20. I think the chimney has been demolished now? I wonder what the locals use nowadays?

The Chimney is still there. To demolish that, the kilns would have to go as it cant fall anywhere else.
 
Nice one, Shoreham is a proper old school UE site, it's one of the last places left that people were exploring way back in 2005/ 2006 when forums were just beginning. There's a lot to see, better allow yourself a few hours if you go back. :)
 
Nice one, Shoreham is a proper old school UE site, it's one of the last places left that people were exploring way back in 2005/ 2006 when forums were just beginning. There's a lot to see, better allow yourself a few hours if you go back. :)

Nothing beats the old Urbex stuff. Although I think there are a few old places hanging about still, Fullers Earth for an example. I do need a revisit there, missed the turbine halls, smaller kilns and the ladder up the chimney...
 

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