eaw000113 ENGLAND (1946). The Ford Motor Company shadow factory on Barton Dock Road, Trafford Park, 1946

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Title [EAW000113] The Ford Motor Company shadow factory on Barton Dock Road, Trafford Park, 1946
Reference EAW000113
Date 5-April-1946
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Place name TRAFFORD PARK
Parish
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 377685, 396237
Longitude / Latitude -2.3361449047292, 53.462151715403
National Grid Reference SJ777962

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redmist
Saturday 15th of October 2022 11:54:34 AM

redmist
Saturday 15th of October 2022 11:54:16 AM
Barton Dock Road

Stretfordian
Friday 18th of March 2022 05:11:23 PM
Rows of WW2 air raid shelters installed for the workforce.

redmist
Sunday 6th of January 2019 04:04:48 PM
Rows of WW2 air raid shelters installed for the workforce.

redmist
Sunday 6th of January 2019 04:04:03 PM
WW2 Demolition Scarring TBC

Sparky
Wednesday 1st of November 2017 07:26:20 AM
WW2 Shadow Factory Rolls Royce Merlin Engines https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_shadow_factories

Sparky
Saturday 26th of August 2017 01:56:29 PM
WW2 Camouflage Scheme

Sparky
Saturday 5th of August 2017 10:50:39 PM
WW2 Bomb Craters

Sparky
Thursday 27th of July 2017 04:51:22 PM

boltie
Thursday 27th of February 2014 01:04:56 AM

User Comment Contributions

The Ford motor factory was turned over to aircraft engine production for the duration of the war.Rolls Royce Merlin engines were produced here.The factory covered 98 acres.After the war Massey Ferguson had it as their CPO (central parts operation) along side a manufacturing plant at Barton Dock Road

BDR

boltie
Thursday 27th of February 2014 01:14:25 AM
The Ford motor works was turned over to engine production for the duration of the war.Rolls Royce Merlin engines were produced here.The factory covers 98 acres

boltie
Thursday 27th of February 2014 01:08:36 AM