Coryton Oil Refinery was ceremonially opened on Thursday 27th May 1954 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother sailed from Tower Bridge Pier in the Port of London Authority's steam launch, St Katharine. After arriving at Coryton and having a tour of the refinery, a commemorative bronze tablet was unveiled in the Cafeteria Building. The exhibition stand in this image explains the workings of the Thermofor Catalytic Cracking Unit at the Refinery.
This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.
This is part of the Series: JLP01/08 John Laing Photographic Collection Black and White Negatives; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection
Source: Historic England Archive
Mid 20th Century Oil Refinery, Royalty, Ceremony
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