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Shell Haven and Coryton Oil Refineries, Coryton, Thurrock

Aerofilms Ltd1952-10-10

Historic England

Historic England
London, United Kingdom

Separated by the Shellhaven Creek, this photograph shows the oil refineries at Shell Haven (right-foreground) and Coryton. Shell Haven was the first oil refinery on the Thames Estuary and operated from 1916 until 1999. At the time Aerofilms took this photograph, Coryton was owned by the American Vacuum Oil Company, later Mobil. The site was formerly occupied by the Kynochs explosives factory.

Historic England Archive EAW047427.

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  • Title: Shell Haven and Coryton Oil Refineries, Coryton, Thurrock
  • Creator: Aerofilms Ltd
  • Date created: 1952-10-10
  • Rights: Copyright Historic England Archive
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