Monkton Coke Works was a coking plant near Hebburn, Tyne and Wear, England.
| Monkton Coke Works | |
|---|---|
 Monkton Coke Works in 1989 | |
| Location | Tyne and Wear, England, UK |
| Coordinates | 54°57′25″N 1°30′40″W / 54.957057°N 1.511200°W |
| OS grid reference | NZ314626 |
  Location in Tyne and Wear | |
History
editThe 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
edit- ^ 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.