Monkton Coke Works

Monkton Coke Works

Coordinates: 54°57′25″N 1°30′40″W / 54.957057°N 1.511200°W / 54.957057; -1.511200

Monkton Coke Works
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Monkton Coke Works in 1989
Monkton Coke Works is located in Tyne and Wear
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Monkton Coke Works

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Monkton Coke Works was a coking plant near Hebburn, Tyne and Wear, England.

History

The works were constructed in 1936, as the government's response to the Jarrow Hunger March in 1932.[1] The plant closed in 1990 and was demolished in 1992.

References

  1. ^ Le-Las, Wendy. "Slaying the Dragon: The Demise of Monkton Cokeworks" (PDF). http://www.lelas.co.uk/articles/Slaying%20the%20Dragon.pdf. Retrieved 20 September 2009. 

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