EAW000918 ENGLAND (1946). The British Celanese synthetic fibres works, Spondon, 1946
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| Title | [EAW000918] The British Celanese synthetic fibres works, Spondon, 1946 |
| Reference | EAW000918 |
| Date | 29-May-1946 |
| Link | |
| Place name | SPONDON |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 439553, 334848 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -1.4118001438204, 52.909285381557 |
| National Grid Reference | SK396348 |
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