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SUMMARY:Erith Quarry
LOCATION:Central Library\, Townley Road\, Bexleyheath\, London DA6 7HJ
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DESCRIPTION:Erith Quarry - Talk by Ken Chamberlain on Erith Quarry This eve
 nt requires booking to attend. Tickets cost £5 per person. To book ticket
 s\, email archives@bexley.gov.uk or visit the centre . From the seventeent
 h century the riverside town of Erith was a major port on the River Thames
 \, with ships arriving from the East and West Indies and unloading their c
 argos. For the return journey to far-off lands the ships required ballast\
 , which the town had aplenty. Later it was found that beneath the ballast 
 there was loam\, also known as moulding sand\, which was used in foundries
 \, particularly in the north of England. And so began a trade that changed
  the landscape of the town forever. Quarrying ceased around 1970. The quar
 ry was then used as a landfill site after which it remained dormant for th
 irty years. Today the quarry is the site of a huge housing development\, i
 ncluding a school and a shop. Local historian Ken Chamberlain will bring t
 he history of the quarry to life in this illustrated talk.\n\nDetails and 
 tickets: https://onlyhere.app/whats-on/bexley-libraries-what-s-on-erith-qu
 arry\n\nFound on OnlyHere · onlyhere.app — London\, like a local.
URL:https://onlyhere.app/whats-on/bexley-libraries-what-s-on-erith-quarry
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