Guess the Place

[grandarog]

Go Southish, you arent that far away.

[John Walker]

Hartlip area?

[MartinR]

Bitumen at:

• Nat Grid:       TQ 63970 74467
• Post Code:   DA11 0DY
• WGS84:       51°26'44"N 000°21'29"E or 51.44546,0.35812

[grandarog]

Sorry, Thanks Johnfilmer ,Not you it was me having a senior moment.Picture is up now.

[johnfilmer]

Hopefully it’s not me, something missing? 

[grandarog]

Thanks John Walker and Google earth.
(I put Gravesend up and the tanks were easy to find.)


Here,s the next .Where did i spot this on a country drive about.


Clue to start you off in countryside between M2 and M20

[John Walker]

Conways Bitumen Suppliers, Clifton Marine Parade Gravesend,

Spot on Grandarog. 
 
It was the Corralls Oil Terminal around the 80s and 90s.  A subsidiary of the mighty Powell Duffryn Group.  Corralls had a number of oil terminals along the south coast.  Gravesend, Bridge, Shoreham Portsmouth, and Southampton.  They worked in conjunction with UK Petroleum, also owned by Powell Duffryn.  Later on, they all came under the UK Petroleum flag.  This was followed by a buy-out by CPL Ltd (Coal Products Ltd)  Otherwise previously known as the Coal Board before a management buy-out.   A big step backward as Coal Board staff didn't use computers.   They were still in the dark ages with everything in triplicate on paper.  CPL had shed staff due to the use of computers but under CPL they were having to work two systems - computer and paper.  The workload for the reduced UK Petroleum staff was horrific until CPL caught up with modern systems.  Other buyouts followed but CPL still trades under the CPL name.  I believe Certas Energy is the holding company.
The Bridge Oil Terminal was decommissioned after the Buncefield explosion as it stored thousands of litres of fuel only 30ft from houses.  (The houses were built after the oil depot was operating).  I was the Oil Terminal Manager at Bridge for 20 years. 


Over to you Grandarog.

[grandarog]

Conways Bitumen Suppliers, Clifton Marine Parade Gravesend,

[John Walker]

Canal basin Gravesend?

Gravesend yes. Canal basin no.


The storage tanks now have half dark green and half silver cladding.  Look very smart.  Tankers still operate out of there but with different products.

[Lutonman]

Canal basin Gravesend?

[John Walker]

Northfleet?

Not Northfleet Lutonman but in the right area.  Head east a tad.

[Lutonman]

Northfleet?

[John Walker]

Not Sittingbourne Lutoman - head west - near water.

[Lutonman]

Sittingbourne?

[John Walker]

The storage tanks still exist but have new cladding.