Stephen Barker Posted 16 March , 2015 Share Posted 16 March , 2015 Hello, I'd be grateful to anyone who can identify the factory from the attached image. I'm helping Banbury Museum with some research. Many thanks Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnboy Posted 16 March , 2015 Share Posted 16 March , 2015 The photo does not give an idea of the total size. Banbury had a shell filling factory that employed about 1400 people. Maybe the picture only shows a small part of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Barker Posted 16 March , 2015 Author Share Posted 16 March , 2015 John, Thanks. This isn't Banbury, but gives an idea of what Banbury's blast walls looked like. Best wishes Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnboy Posted 16 March , 2015 Share Posted 16 March , 2015 Unfortunately most pics of munition factories are interior ones showing workers and machinery. On first looking I thought Didcot. The two big chimneys. But this was not around until the second war? Is the picture dated or could it be WW2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Barker Posted 16 March , 2015 Author Share Posted 16 March , 2015 Thanks again. Certain it's GW GW, But will have a look at Didcot. Someone will know though. BW Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnboy Posted 16 March , 2015 Share Posted 16 March , 2015 It would have had to have been close to a railway. A station or its own sidings for transport in and out. Or possibly near a canal for same reasons. Somewhere on the internet is a list of National Filling Stations [munition factories]. Cowley had something during WW1, Austin or Morris making mines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Barker Posted 17 March , 2015 Author Share Posted 17 March , 2015 Any other thoughts please? Thank you. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Barker Posted 17 March , 2015 Author Share Posted 17 March , 2015 Here we go: This site is actually 'Blast Mounds at Nobel Explosives Factory, Ardeer, Scotland in 1905'. We're using the image at Banbury to highlight what the blast walls would have looked like. This is the closest image we could find. Thanks to all who had a look and contributed. Best wishes Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnboy Posted 17 March , 2015 Share Posted 17 March , 2015 If you hadn't mentioned Banbury I would got that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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