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The fermentation vessels exposed following demolition of the acetone factory at the Royal Naval Cordite Factory

Date:
Aug 1934
Location:
Royal Naval Cordite Factory, Acetone Factory, Wareham Road, Wareham St. Martin, Holton Heath, Dorset
Reference:
HAY03/01/001
Type:
Photograph (Print)

The acetone factory at the Royal Naval Cordite Factory, seen prior to demolition

Date:
Aug 1934
Location:
Royal Naval Cordite Factory, Acetone Factory, Wareham Road, Wareham St. Martin, Holton Heath, Dorset
Reference:
HAY03/01/002
Type:
Photograph (Print)

The acetone factory at the Royal Naval Cordite Factory, seen during demolition

Date:
Aug 1934
Location:
Royal Naval Cordite Factory, Acetone Factory, Wareham Road, Wareham St. Martin, Holton Heath, Dorset
Reference:
HAY03/01/003
Type:
Photograph (Print)

The acetone factory at the Royal Naval Cordite Factory, seen during demolition

Date:
Aug 1934
Location:
Royal Naval Cordite Factory, Acetone Factory, Wareham Road, Wareham St. Martin, Holton Heath, Dorset
Reference:
HAY03/01/004
Type:
Photograph (Print)

A worker in the Royal Naval Cordite Factory

Date:
early to mid 20th century
Location:
Royal Naval Cordite Factory, Wareham Road, Wareham St. Martin, Holton Heath, Dorset
Reference:
HAY03/01/005
Type:
Photograph (Print)

A waste acid egg in the cellar of building AB2 at the Royal Naval Cordite Factory

Date:
early to mid 20th century
Location:
Royal Naval Cordite Factory, Wareham Road, Wareham St. Martin, Holton Heath, Dorset
Reference:
HAY03/01/006
Type:
Photograph (Print)

Paper scrolling prior to nitration, Royal Naval Cordite Factory

Date:
early to mid 20th century
Location:
Royal Naval Cordite Factory, Wareham Road, Wareham St. Martin, Holton Heath, Dorset
Reference:
HAY03/01/007
Type:
Photograph (Print)

The acid recovery tower at the rear of building AB2, Royal Naval Cordite Factory

Date:
early to mid 20th century
Location:
Royal Naval Cordite Factory, Wareham Road, Wareham St. Martin, Holton Heath, Dorset
Reference:
HAY03/01/008
Type:
Photograph (Print)

The view of the tramway between the washing house and burette house, Royal Naval Cordite Factory

Date:
early to mid 20th century
Location:
Royal Naval Cordite Factory, Wareham Road, Wareham St. Martin, Holton Heath, Dorset
Reference:
HAY03/01/009
Type:
Photograph (Print)

An operative using the nitrocellulose paste sheeting machine in one of the paste mixing houses, Royal Naval Cordite Factory

Date:
early to mid 20th century
Location:
Royal Naval Cordite Factory, Wareham Road, Wareham St. Martin, Holton Heath, Dorset
Reference:
HAY03/01/010
Type:
Photograph (Print)

An early type of hand propelled nitroglycerine trolley, Royal Naval Cordite Factory

Date:
early to mid 20th century
Location:
Royal Naval Cordite Factory, Wareham Road, Wareham St. Martin, Holton Heath, Dorset
Reference:
HAY03/01/011
Type:
Photograph (Print)

A hand propelled nitroglycerine trolley of circa 1930, Royal Naval Cordite Factory

Date:
1925-1945
Location:
Royal Naval Cordite Factory, Wareham Road, Wareham St. Martin, Holton Heath, Dorset
Reference:
HAY03/01/012
Type:
Photograph (Print)

The exterior of the nitration house (ABC) Royal Naval Cordite Factory, showing charge house at the rear

Date:
1915-1930
Location:
Royal Naval Cordite Factory, Wareham Road, Wareham St. Martin, Holton Heath, Dorset
Reference:
HAY03/01/013
Type:
Photograph (Print)

The remains of the mixing house E3 after the 1931 explosion, Royal Naval Cordite Factory

Date:
1931
Location:
Royal Naval Cordite Factory, Wareham Road, Wareham St. Martin, Holton Heath, Dorset
Reference:
HAY03/01/014
Type:
Photograph (Print)

The interior of C3 washing house, Royal Naval Cordite Factory

Date:
1915-1945
Location:
Royal Naval Cordite Factory, Wareham Road, Wareham St. Martin, Holton Heath, Dorset
Reference:
HAY03/01/015
Type:
Photograph (Print)

The exterior of the nitroglycerine washing house, Royal Naval Cordite Factory

Date:
1915-1945
Location:
Royal Naval Cordite Factory, Wareham Road, Wareham St. Martin, Holton Heath, Dorset
Reference:
HAY03/01/016
Type:
Photograph (Print)

The exterior of the ordinary press house, Royal Naval Cordite Factory

Date:
1915-1945
Location:
Royal Naval Cordite Factory, Wareham Road, Wareham St. Martin, Holton Heath, Dorset
Reference:
HAY03/01/017
Type:
Photograph (Print)

The view from the acids factory area at the Royal Naval Cordite Factory, looking north west

Date:
1915-1945
Location:
Royal Naval Cordite Factory, Wareham Road, Wareham St. Martin, Holton Heath, Dorset
Reference:
HAY03/01/018
Type:
Photograph (Print)

The exterior of the sulphuric acid concentrating building, Royal Naval Cordite Factory

Date:
1915-1945
Location:
Royal Naval Cordite Factory, Wareham Road, Wareham St. Martin, Holton Heath, Dorset
Reference:
HAY03/01/019
Type:
Photograph (Print)

One of the cordite rolling houses (G3) with the nitration house and guncotton vat house visible in the right hand background

Date:
6 Mar 1941
Location:
Royal Naval Cordite Factory, Wareham Road, Wareham St. Martin, Holton Heath, Dorset
Reference:
HAY03/01/020
Type:
Photograph (Print)