Burham

Burham cement logo
Burham Brand. Although superceded in Britain by the "Blue Circle" in the 1920s, the brand continued in use for some export markets well into the 1960s, and continued in use as a brand in Nigeria until 2015. The central object represents an early form of tensile strength specimen.

Location:

Clinker manufacture operational: 1854-1938

Approximate clinker production: 5.0 million tonnes

Raw materials:

William Alden Brown included the following description of Burham:

Process: Wet

Materials: Chalk and clay

Weekly Capacity: 3,000 tons.

Chalk Quarry: Steam navvy capacity 80 tons per hour.

Clay Quarry: Steam navvy capacity 40 tons per hour—three locomotive engines and 6 cubic yard capacity side-tipping cars.

Chalk quarry 1½ miles from the washmill; clay quarry half a mile from the washmill.

Grinding the Raw Materials:

Average running hours 65 per week full capacity.

Slurry Storage and Mixing:

Rotary Kilns for Burning:

Average running time 50 full weeks per year, allowing each kiln off two weeks during the year for relining in firing zone and minor repairs and adjustments.

Coal Crushing, Drying, and Grinding:

Average running time 120 hours per week.

Grinding the Clinker:

Average running time 120 hours per week.

Cement Storage:

Cooperage:

Power required: 70 to 80 horse-power. Average running hours 60 per week. Output 12,000 barrels.

Sack Department:

Power Plant:

Note.—The apparent large boiler capacity is due to the arrangement of the works, three separate power plants being laid down, each having one engine, viz. :—