EAW013303 ENGLAND (1948). Rolls Royce Factory off Pym's Lane and environs, Crewe, from the north-east, 1948

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Title	[EAW013303] Rolls Royce Factory off Pym's Lane and environs, Crewe, from the north-east, 1948
Reference	EAW013303
Date	12-February-1948
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Place name	CREWE
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Country	ENGLAND
Easting / Northing	368662, 356539
Longitude / Latitude	-2.4681431724875, 53.104827458739
National Grid Reference	SJ687565

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User Comment Contributions

The site is now occupied by Bentley	MB	Sunday 28th of December 2014 05:03:10 PM
This was one of the Second World War shadow factories, part of a programme instituted by Sir Kingsley Wood and Herbert Austin. Rolls Royce manufactured Merlin engines here - engines which were used in the Hawker Hurricane, Supermarine Spitfire and the Avro Lancaster, amongst other aircraft. See also - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_shadow_factories	MB	Sunday 28th of December 2014 05:02:28 PM