Newsome, S., Williams, A., Cocroft, W. D. and Pullen, R. (2013). Curtis’s and Harvey Ltd Explosives Factory, Cliffe and Cliffe Woods, Medway: Archaeological Survey and Analysis of the Factory Remains.. Fort Cumberland: Historic England. https://doi.org/10.5284/1033582. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Curtis’s and Harvey Ltd Explosives Factory, Cliffe and Cliffe Woods, Medway: Archaeological Survey and Analysis of the Factory Remains.
Series The series the publication or report is included in Series:	Historic England Research Reports
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1033582
Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book Publication Type:	Report (in Series)
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	Between November 2010 and January 2011 English Heritage undertook detailed archaeological survey and analysis of a former chemical explosives factory covering approximately 128 hectares of estuarine marshland in the northwest corner of the Hoo Peninsula, Medway. The study was undertaken as part of the wider Hoo Peninsula Historic Landscape Project and presents a comprehensive record and analysis of the surface remains along with the first meticulous and accurate plan of the whole site and a detailed history of the factory. Initially, Hay, Merricks and Co set up a small-scale gunpowder storage facility here in 1892. Then in 1898, the site was acquired by Curtis's and Harvey Ltd who quickly established a new chemical explosives factory. The works grew rapidly, and during the First World War it became a government-controlled establishment manufacturing a range of propellant and blasting explosives with a primary focus on producing naval cordite. It was a short-lived enterprise, closing around 1920 due to the post-war reduction in demand for munitions. The site is on land owned by the Port of London Authority and managed by tenant farmers. There is no public access to the site.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	Wayne D Cocroft Sarah Newsome Andrew Williams Rebecca Pullen
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Historic England
Other Person/Org Other people or organisations for this publication or report Other Person/Org:	Kent SMR (OASIS Reviewer) Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2013
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Parish: CLIFFE AND CLIFF WOODS District: Medway County: Kent Site: Cliffe Explosives Factory Country: England Location - Auto Detected: Hoo Peninsula Medway Grid Reference: 572280, 178730 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	EDWARDIAN (ENG) 21ST CENTURY (ENG) 20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) FIRST WORLD WAR (ENG) EXPLOSIVES STORAGE FACILITY (Monument Type England) EXPLOSIVES FACTORY (Monument Type England) FIELD SURVEY (Event) MUNITIONS FACTORY (Monument Type England)
Identifiers Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc. Identifiers:	OASIS Id: englishh2-131683 OBIB: 11/2011
Note Extra information on the publication or report. Note:	A4 bound report in 2 volumes
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	28 Nov 2016

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