Lord Braybrook (left) with the Duke of Gloucester at the entrance of the Royal Gunpowder Mills to perform the official opening ceremony. 16th May 2...
Workers from the Royal Gunpowder Factory in 1896.
Royal Gunpowder Factory Ruston Proctor narrow gauge railway train, pulling cordite trucks. 1917. During WW1, these trains were manned by female cre...
Battery powered electric tractor in the Royal Gunpowder Factory. 1917.
Lifting a powder boat from a canal for transportation to a display plinth at the south site. We think this picture is from the 1960s.
A powder boat, lifted from a North site canal, on it's trailer, ready to be transported for display on the South site. This picture sometime in the...
The floor in this building was covered in elephant hide, to prevent any sparks that could cause an explosion. This building was situated on the Sou...
Powdermill Lane was the main entrance to the Royal Gunpowder Factory - North Site. The river on the right is the River Lea. This picture c1900.
Royal Gunpowder Factory Home Guard Platoon during WW2.
Water Purification Plant at the Royal Gunpowder Factory, during WW1.
Royal Gunpowder Factory Fire Brigade workers, from the South Site, during WW1. This picture c1914.
Munition Workers from the Royal Gunpowder Factory, with their general omnibus transport. 1917.
Workers from the Royal Gunpowder Factory with their General Omnibus transport, June 1917.
World War One air raid shelters, built for workers on the South site of the Royal Gunpowder Factory. This picture, c1914.
Bomb damage to No 4 Gunp[owder House, at the Royal Gunpowder Factory, 15th November 1940.
Bomb damage to No 2 Reel store at the Royal Gunpowder Factory, 15th November 1940.
An electric powered boat used on the canals in the Royal Gunpowder Factory. It was plugged in to a re-charging point at the landing stage. This pic...
A Ruston Proctor Narrow Guage Railway Train, in the Royal Gunpowder Factory, travelling from the South site to the North site having just passed un...
The old bicycle shed at the North Site, Royal Gunpowder Mills.
Royal Gunpowder Factory Lancashire Steam Wagon, Class B.
Royal Gunpowder Factory Factory, Lancashire Steam Wagon Class B.