Photocopies and photographs
Reference: D/Ph 460 Catalogue Title: Photocopies and photographs Area: Catalogue Category: Other Records Description: Eastgate Cement Works
Covering Dates: 1964-1965
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Blue Circle's cement works in Eastgate, Weardale, was constructed within a few months in 1964-1965, in the face of snow storms and gale force winds.
Later taken over by Lafarge UK, the works closed in 2002, resulting in the loss of 147 jobs and an estimated £7m per annum from the local economy of Weardale.
Digital images showing the construction of Eastgate Cement Works, 1964-1965. These are tiff format scans of photographs.
Ref: D/Ph 460/1/1