Rugby Cement, Southam Works, January 2012

[TranKmasT]

It's been well over a year since a I last saw report on this site. It was a bit of

gamble not knowing it was still doable or even still there for that matter. It paid off in the end.

Thanks to Mookster for remembering that far back and giving me some tips.

The village of Southam has been associated with quarrying since the early 1800s when the quality of its blue lias limestone was recognised, first for making agricultural lime and then for cement. It was in the 1840s that a cement works was built, becoming an important part of the local community for 150 years and providing jobs for several generations of local people.

The cement plant eventually closed in 1999 and plans are now being considered for the demolition of the structures and long term use of the site. The quarrying operation resumed in 2003 as a means of supplying raw materials by road to our Rugby plant. It was two years later that the site was taken over by CEMEX when it first came to the UK and acquired RMC.

http://www.cemexcommunities.co.uk/southam.html

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Thanks for looking.​

 

[Lady_Croft]

Nice work! I'll have a bit of that!

 

[Toby-1-kenobi]

Utterly awesome comprehensive treatment of a great location... hats off to you mate!

 

[Ninja Kitten]

gosh..like that one!

 

[kevsy21]

Good stuff,looks a decent site.

 

[borntobemild]

I live a couple of miles away and regularly visit. Never get bored with it - it's so big that you'll always find something new.

Bit more security now as they are using it to dump waste from the other plant in Rugby.

 

[daftpunk]

I live very close to this, I would love to one day actually enter the site, but I've been too afraid. I've been told of security guards walking around and such.

 

[Lost_In_Normandy]

love reading your posts! pictures are intensily good!

What a wonderful site too, Urbex heaven!!

 

[borntobemild]

Gone!

Went today for a mooch round. Main silo building is all but demolished, conveyor has gone, as has the furnace complex that was adjacent to the chimney.

Only three buildings left as far as I could see. Two rather dull warehouses and the 'research' building which was still in use anyway.

It was visiting the complex about 10 years ago that got me into urbex. Spent many happy hours in there.

B*gger.