EAW044942 ENGLAND (1952). The Runcorn Railway Bridge, Widnes Transporter Bridge and environs, Runcorn, 1952
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Title | [EAW044942] The Runcorn Railway Bridge, Widnes Transporter Bridge and environs, Runcorn, 1952 |
Reference | EAW044942 |
Date | July-1952 |
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Place name | RUNCORN |
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District | |
Country | ENGLAND |
Easting / Northing | 350923, 383535 |
Longitude / Latitude | -2.7372744145047, 53.346161246597 |
National Grid Reference | SJ509835 |
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Wigg Island was known as Randle Works during WW2.
A Ministry of Supply Factory (MOSF) it manufactured vesicant chemicals such as mustard gas (a viscous liquid) and stored it in 5 ton 'pots' buried in the ground.
Randle also had filling (charging) facilities to fill vesicants into aerial bombs and dispensers and artillery shells.
Bulk vesicants were shipped by rail tanker to Valley Works in Rhydymwyn, North Wales for storage and filling there. |
JUNGLEJIM |
Wednesday 20th of January 2021 11:45:00 AM |
Location of a 2ndWW Barrage Balloon operating site. |
redmist |
Thursday 23rd of July 2020 08:36:44 PM |
Location of a 2ndWW Barrage Balloon operating site. |
redmist |
Thursday 23rd of July 2020 08:35:00 PM |
Foundations for two Nissen huts associated with a 2ndWW Barrage Balloon operating site located close by. |
redmist |
Thursday 23rd of July 2020 08:32:14 PM |
Ginger79 |
Thursday 2nd of May 2019 07:09:29 PM | |
Old Quay Yard |
Ginger79 |
Thursday 2nd of May 2019 07:07:43 PM |
shrimping boats |
Ginger79 |
Thursday 2nd of May 2019 07:07:11 PM |
Wigg Island |
Ginger79 |
Thursday 2nd of May 2019 07:06:45 PM |
Wigg Works Wigg Island Runcorn |
Ginger79 |
Tuesday 30th of April 2019 05:33:47 PM |
Abel's Boat Yard Runcorn |
Ginger79 |
Tuesday 30th of April 2019 05:33:08 PM |
Ginger79 |
Tuesday 30th of April 2019 05:32:23 PM | |
Ginger79 |
Tuesday 30th of April 2019 05:31:42 PM | |
Ginger79 |
Tuesday 30th of April 2019 05:30:57 PM | |
Coaster |
Ginger79 |
Tuesday 30th of April 2019 05:29:47 PM |
Ginger79 |
Tuesday 30th of April 2019 05:29:25 PM | |
Located somewhere near this marker was the site of a 2ndWW Barrage Balloon, with associated buildings. |
redmist |
Thursday 28th of March 2019 12:38:52 AM |
Within this triangle of roads was the location of a 2ndWW Search Light Battery. |
redmist |
Thursday 28th of March 2019 12:35:15 AM |
PURITAN TANNERY. HALTON ROAD, EACH SIDE OF THE ROAD BRIDGE ACROSS.THEN |
Bottom Yard |
Tuesday 26th of March 2019 04:59:37 PM |
GAS WKS,THEN |
Bottom Yard |
Tuesday 26th of March 2019 04:54:30 PM |
Arial rope way,(like ski lift but with metal tubs) to move material between WIGGS WKS, AND KEMET WKS THE FAR ONE. THEN |
Bottom Yard |
Tuesday 26th of March 2019 04:53:22 PM |