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Wilson Cement Works

Wilson Cement Works

These are the remains of the Ball and Tube building, built in 1902–3 as part of the Wilson Cement Works. After successfully manufacturing lime from local limestone, Nathaniel Wilson set up the plant in 1882. By 1910 there were several large mills and kilns, and 180 workers. In the 1920s the works were abandoned and left to decay. Rodney District Council purchased the site in 2003 and is in the process of turning it into a heritage area.

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Margaret McClure, Auckland places – Warkworth, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/16058/wilson-cement-works (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Margaret McClure, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 5 August 2016.

Comments

Ursula Christel
26 October 2023
These are the remains of the Limestone storage building (not the Ball and Tube building). Rodney District Council acquired the site in 2003 but in 2010, Rodney District became part of the Auckland Supercity. The site now falls under the jurisdiction of the Auckland Council and Rodney Local Board. Sadly, there appear to be no plans to turn it into a heritage area.