Monkton Coke Works

This article is about Monkton Coke Works in Tyne and Wear. Not to be confused with Monckton Coke Works.

Monkton Coke Works
Monkton Coke Works in 1989
LocationTyne and Wear, England, UK
Coordinates54°57′25″N 1°30′40″W / 54.957057°N 1.511200°W / 54.957057; -1.511200
OS grid referenceNZ314626
Monkton Coke Works is located in Tyne and Wear
Monkton Coke Works
Location in Tyne and Wear

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. In September 2022, a book called CLEAN AIR was released on Amazon, detailing the campaign for clean air that the community living next to Monkton Coke Works led.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Le-Las, Wendy. "Slaying the Dragon: The Demise of Monkton Cokeworks" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
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