Barking's Asbestos Memorial: Remembering Victims of Industrial Exposure
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Summary
The article discusses a memorial monument in Barking dedicated to victims of asbestos exposure, highlighting the area's high asbestos-related death rates. It provides historical context about the Cape Asbestos Company factory built in 1913, which processed asbestos shipped from South Africa. The content explores the local impact of asbestos manufacturing and the community's efforts to remember those affected by asbestos-related diseases.
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Barking has one of the highest rates of asbestos-related deaths in the country
In 1913 the Cape Asbestos Company built a huge asbestos factory beside the River Roding in Barking
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