EAW000125 ENGLAND (1946). Kingsway, Barton Road and the adjacent Ford Motor Company shadow factory, Davyhulme, 1946
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| Title | [EAW000125] Kingsway, Barton Road and the adjacent Ford Motor Company shadow factory, Davyhulme, 1946 |
| Reference | EAW000125 |
| Date | 5-April-1946 |
| Link | |
| Place name | DAVYHULME |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 376319, 396145 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -2.3567144660193, 53.461265040577 |
| National Grid Reference | SJ763961 |
Pins
 Site of a 2ndWW Barrage Balloon Site, as evidence by the surface blast shelter alongside the bases of two, now removed, Nissen huts, and a further sunken air raid shelter with a blast wall covered entry. Plus the suggestion of the markings associated with the balloon handling. |
redmist |
Thursday 27th of June 2019 10:42:37 PM |
| Six engine testing bays for Merlin engines, manufactured by Ford during WW2. |
redmist |
Sunday 6th of January 2019 08:20:17 PM |
| Bent Lanes Brook, now culverted. The bridge that carries the road across it is still there. |
parrot |
Monday 24th of December 2018 04:47:42 PM |
| WW2 Camouflage Scheme |
Sparky |
Wednesday 30th of August 2017 11:35:01 PM |
| WW2 Structure TBC |
Sparky |
Wednesday 30th of August 2017 11:33:59 PM |
| WW2 Surface Blast Shelter |
Sparky |
Sunday 6th of August 2017 07:15:51 AM |
| WW2 Surface Blast Shelter |
Sparky |
Sunday 6th of August 2017 07:14:59 AM |
| WW2 Air Raid Shelter |
Sparky |
Sunday 6th of August 2017 07:14:31 AM |
| WW2 Surface Air Raid Shelter |
Sparky |
Sunday 6th of August 2017 07:13:40 AM |
| WW2 Ditch and Mound Anti Landing Obstacle |
Sparky |
Sunday 6th of August 2017 07:12:08 AM |
| WW2 Camouflage Scheme |
Sparky |
Sunday 6th of August 2017 07:09:15 AM |
| Kingsway Park |
phloberts |
Saturday 20th of September 2014 03:39:43 PM |
| Broadway |
phloberts |
Sunday 27th of July 2014 08:58:11 PM |
| Welwyn Close |
phloberts |
Sunday 27th of July 2014 08:57:10 PM |
| Wycombe Close |
phloberts |
Sunday 27th of July 2014 08:54:19 PM |
| Rivers Lane? |
boltie |
Monday 21st of April 2014 07:54:11 AM |
Yes, definitely Rivers Lane. |
phloberts |
Sunday 27th of July 2014 08:49:53 PM |
Correct |
phloberts |
Thursday 27th of August 2015 11:21:10 PM |
yes rivers lane |
phloberts |
Monday 25th of April 2016 01:40:19 PM |
Definitely Rivers Lane |
phloberts |
Tuesday 16th of April 2019 01:27:12 PM |
User Comment Contributions
This is another shadow factory there where 3= x,y and z |
Rick |
Friday 18th of December 2015 08:39:48 PM |