ROF Kirkby, (Filling Factory No. 7) was a large World War II Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF) filling munitions. The factory was based in the rural area of...
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town was mainly farmland until the mid-20th century due to building of ROF Kirkby, the largest Royal Ordanance Factory filling munitions. In November 2020...
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List of Royal Ordnance Factories (category Explosive ROFs)
Wales ROF Irvine Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland Explosive ROF ROF Kirkby Kirkby, Merseyside, England Filling Factory Filling Factory No. 7 ROF Leeds...
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ROF Swynnerton (Filling Factory No. 5) ROF Risley (Filling Factory No. 6) ROF Kirkby (Filling Factory No. 7) ROF Aycliffe (Filling Factory No. 8) ROF...
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Skelmersdale until 2014); the Knowsley Ind Estate is all on the former ROF Kirkby. Camelot Group have their Liverpool Prize Payout Centre on the Kings Business...
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ROF Risley, (Filling Factory No.6) was a large World War II Royal Ordnance Factory filling munitions, including the Grand Slam bomb, in the UK. It is...
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Located at Simonswood, it was used as an ammunition depot delivered by ROF Kirkby. The remains of the ammunition bunkers still exist today. Second World...
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moved to Kirkby as a Royal Ordnance Factory development officer. On 22 February 1944 there was an accident at the arms factory at ROF Kirkby, in Lancashire...
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locomotive could be steamed 2041 1943 0-4-0ST 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in Scrapped c.1959 ROF Kirkby. Subsequently, sold to North British Locomotive Co., Hyde Park Works,...
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Stone bridge. Fazakerley was once home to a Royal Ordnance Factories plant (ROF Fazakerley), which manufactured weapons such as the Lee–Enfield rifle, Sten...
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largest single contract was for the building of an ordnance factory at ROF Kirkby on which 15,000 men were employed at the peak of construction and the...
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Manchester (Victoria, Deansgate, Oxford Road & Piccadilly), Southport and Kirkby. Both stations are centrally located on the southern fringe of Wigan town...
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open wagon Built in 1908 to diagram no. 17 at Stratford. It was in use at ROF Puriton until purchased for use on the West Somerset Railway. Donated to...
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Number Wagon Type Built Date Photograph ROF 36 Bogie Flat. Fairfield Bridge & Engineering 1945 ~ MOS 5254 10T Ventilated Van. Metro Cammell 1939 ~ WD...
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to Ilkley ROF Thorp Arch Thorp Arch Otley Micklefield Pool Wetherby Racecourse Wetherby (York Road) Menston Arthington Ledston Golden Acre Park Rly Wetherby...
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Ordnance Factory site, ROF Chorley, on the Preston to Manchester line which opened on 24 January 1938, the station was named 'ROF Halt' and closed on 31...
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the Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF Chorley) between Chorley and Leyland. It is close to the site of the four-platform Chorley ROF Halt, which was closed in...
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Blackburn Mill Hill Cherry Tree Feniscowles Withnell Brinscall ROF Heapey Heapey Heapey Bleachworks Chorley Rawlinson Bridge Ellerbeck Colliery White...
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master at Rainworth) John Mercer 1872 - 1874 (afterwards station master at Kirkby-in-Ashfield East) W. Wright 1874 - 1875 Henry Kirk 1875 - 1881 (afterwards...
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