EAW044645 ENGLAND (1952). J. Wells and Sons Ltd Joyce Green Lane Firework Factory and environs, Dartford Marshes, from the north-east, 1952. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.
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| Title | [EAW044645] J. Wells and Sons Ltd Joyce Green Lane Firework Factory and environs, Dartford Marshes, from the north-east, 1952. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing. |
| Reference | EAW044645 |
| Date | 22-July-1952 |
| Link | |
| Place name | DARTFORD MARSHES |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 554445, 176875 |
| Longitude / Latitude | 0.2238657339751, 51.469247837814 |
| National Grid Reference | TQ544769 |
Pins
 The Wells Fireworks factory was badly affected by the flooding in February 1953, leading to an explosion that damaged 500 windows in the nearby Joyce Green Hospital. |
Kentishman |
Thursday 21st of January 2016 01:16:56 PM |
| Orchard Hospital, built as a temporary smallpox isolation hospital in 1901/02. From 1916 it was used to treat Australian WW1 casualties. By 1952 it was empty, pending demolition. |
Kentishman |
Thursday 21st of January 2016 01:14:19 PM |