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)
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Description

During the production of cordite, the mixed ingredients would be passed to the press houses where they would be extruded into rods of various diameters, dependent upon the size of shell for which the the explosive was required.

Content

This is part of the Series: HAY03/01 Photographs of the Royal Naval Cordite Factory, Holton Heath, Dorset; within the Collection: HAY03 Les Hayward Collection of Photographs of the Royal Naval Cordite Factory, Holton Heath, Dorset

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Donor: Hayward, Leslie

Keywords

20th Century Cordite Factory, 20th Century Press House