EAW000379 ENGLAND (1946). The Blythe Colour Works, Cresswell, 1946. This image has been produced from a damaged negative.
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Details
| Title | [EAW000379] The Blythe Colour Works, Cresswell, 1946. This image has been produced from a damaged negative. |
| Reference | EAW000379 |
| Date | 17-April-1946 |
| Link | |
| Place name | CRESSWELL |
| Parish | DRAYCOTT IN THE MOORS |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 397800, 339127 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -2.0327465576695, 52.949206476831 |
| National Grid Reference | SJ978391 |
Pins
 https://draycottinmoors.wordpress.com/tag/world-war-two/ |
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Monday 6th of November 2017 09:23:30 PM |
| On 29th November 1943, the US Army’s 104th Chemical Co arrived at the custom-built “Bolero Camp” in Cresswell. Pretty much on the site where Rookery Crescent is now, the camp consisted of a series of Nissan huts, and could hold around 300 men. |
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| WW2 Q why did the military need coloured glass? |
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Monday 6th of November 2017 09:19:32 PM |
 1951 BLYTHE COLOUR WORKS LTD., CRESSWELL, STOKE-ON-TRENT. T.A., "Blycol, Stoke-on-Trent". T.N., Blythe Bridge 2101/3 (3 lines). Established 1870. Coloured enamels, gold and all raw materials for decorating and manufacturing glassware.
Directors: D. R. Wildblood (Managing); F. W. R. Wildblood; A. Hawley; L. H. Koskie; C. G. Sergeant.
Secretary: G. Nicholson.
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