Cunard Shell Works, Rimrose Road, Bootle, Merseyside

During the First World War the shortage of men meant that many more women began working in traditionally male environments. Here women are being employed in a factory making shells for the war. The shells will be shipped elsewhere to be filled with explosives before they are ready for use.

Location

Merseyside Bootle

Period

World War One (1914 - 1919)

Tags

people women war work worker ammunition explosive clothing factory interior world war one (1914 - 1919) world one ww1 wwi first