EAW000109 ENGLAND (1946). The Ford Motor Company shadow factory on Barton Dock Road, Trafford Park, 1946
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| Title | [EAW000109] The Ford Motor Company shadow factory on Barton Dock Road, Trafford Park, 1946 |
| Reference | EAW000109 |
| Date | 5-April-1946 |
| Link | |
| Place name | TRAFFORD PARK |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 377232, 396421 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -2.3429819273154, 53.463786366502 |
| National Grid Reference | SJ772964 |
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User Comment Contributions
The site was redeveloped by Ford from 1938. During the Second World War the factory produced Rolls-Royce Merlin engines for Avro Lancasters, which were built not far away at Chadderton. It was bombed in May 1941 but Sir Stanley Hooker noted: 'once the great Ford factory at Manchester started production, Merlins came out like shelling peas at the rate of 400 per week. And very good engines they were too, yet never have I seen mention of this massive contribution which the British Ford company made to the build-up of our air forces.' Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Trafford_Park_Factory |
MB |
Thursday 25th of December 2014 05:59:09 PM |