EAW005554 ENGLAND (1947). Kirkby Industrial Estate (Royal Ordnance Factory Kirkby), Kirkby, 1947. This image has been produced from a print.
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| Title | [EAW005554] Kirkby Industrial Estate (Royal Ordnance Factory Kirkby), Kirkby, 1947. This image has been produced from a print. |
| Reference | EAW005554 |
| Date | 17-May-1947 |
| Link | |
| Place name | KIRKBY |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 343046, 399285 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -2.858442046376, 53.486941764143 |
| National Grid Reference | SJ430993 |
Pins
 Bramcote Road |
 austin |
Sunday 27th of November 2022 11:19:07 AM |
| bramcote farm |
austin |
Friday 28th of February 2020 07:03:27 AM |
| Site of Train Crash on 21st April 1945. 4 Fatalites - 2 Drivers, 2 Learner Drivers and 1 Shunter. See Railway Archive site for details and photos. |
Ian56 |
Tuesday 24th of February 2015 08:01:33 AM |
| Old Rough Lane |
 Class31 |
Wednesday 17th of September 2014 07:38:33 PM |
| Woodward Plantation |
Class31 |
Wednesday 17th of September 2014 07:36:21 PM |
| Acorn Field Plantation |
Class31 |
Wednesday 17th of September 2014 07:33:37 PM |
| Mawdsley's Farm. |
ewnmcg |
Wednesday 17th of September 2014 03:09:13 PM |
| Kirkby Inland Sorting Depot. |
ewnmcg |
Wednesday 17th of September 2014 03:02:31 PM |
| Pinewood Lane. |
ewnmcg |
Wednesday 17th of September 2014 03:01:30 PM |
| Liverpool, Bolton & Bury Line.
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ewnmcg |
Wednesday 17th of September 2014 02:48:21 PM |
| Lees Road. |
ewnmcg |
Wednesday 17th of September 2014 02:43:17 PM |
| Acornfield Road. |
ewnmcg |
Wednesday 17th of September 2014 02:42:37 PM |
| N Perimeter Road. |
ewnmcg |
Wednesday 17th of September 2014 02:41:35 PM |
| Gateland Cottage. |
ewnmcg |
Wednesday 17th of September 2014 02:40:38 PM |
| Bullens Farm - now an equestrian centre. |
ewnmcg |
Wednesday 17th of September 2014 02:36:30 PM |
| Canrow Farm. |
ewnmcg |
Wednesday 17th of September 2014 02:32:52 PM |
| Wood Farm, off Dale Lane.
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ewnmcg |
Wednesday 17th of September 2014 02:27:48 PM |
| Simonswood Lane. |
ewnmcg |
Wednesday 17th of September 2014 01:17:57 PM |
| Woodward Road. |
ewnmcg |
Wednesday 17th of September 2014 01:14:05 PM |
| Ormskirk Road.
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ewnmcg |
Wednesday 17th of September 2014 01:12:37 PM |
| A580. |
ewnmcg |
Wednesday 17th of September 2014 01:12:11 PM |
| Coopers Lane |
ewnmcg |
Wednesday 17th of September 2014 01:11:49 PM |
User Comment Contributions
Thanks for all the help on this one. We’ll update the catalogue with the new data and post the revised record here in due course. You may be interested to know that the original Aerofilms Ltd Register entry says “Ruby Castle”. Yours, Katy Britain from Above Cataloguing Team Leader |
 Katy Whitaker |
Thursday 25th of September 2014 04:09:42 PM |
All the work on this one was done by ewnmcg all I did was put a pin in the map at the centre of the image (several times in error) based on the work by ewnmcg |
Class31 |
Wednesday 17th of September 2014 07:44:49 PM |
We are looking south east. |
Class31 |
Wednesday 17th of September 2014 07:31:06 PM |
 It is now Knowsley Industrial Park, and the 'grid' network of roads seems largely unchanged. |
ewnmcg |
Wednesday 17th of September 2014 01:08:31 PM |
Royal Ordnance Factory, Kirkby, near Liverpool. See also images EAW004614 to EAW004621. |
ewnmcg |
Wednesday 17th of September 2014 11:34:24 AM |