Monument record TQ 96 NE 1039 - Explosives Loading Company Gunpowder Works, Swale

Summary

In 1912 the Explosives Loading Company Ltd. (E.L.C.) established a plant immediately west of the Cotton Powder Company (TQ 96 NE 9). to compress TNT, and later ammonium nitrate, into charges for shells, torpedoes and mines. On 2nd April 1916, a series of explosions occurred at the works, killing at least 106 people. The facory was rebuilt but finally closed in 1936. A few features, earthworks and a single roofless building, remain.

Location

Grid reference TQ 99320 65457 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet TQ96NE
County KENT
District SWALE, KENT
Civil Parish LUDDENHAM, SWALE, KENT
Civil Parish OARE, SWALE, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

RCHME/NMR, 1996, RCHME : Faversham Explosives Industry (Collection). SKE6479.

RCHME/NMR, 1996, RCHME : Faversham Explosives Industry (Collection). SKE6479.

<1> 1993, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11385.

<2> 1993, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11384.

<3> 1993, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11383.

<4> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10456.

<5> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10378.

<6> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10377.

<7> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9537.

<8> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9536.

<9> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9530.

<10> Percival, Arthur, 1985, The Great Explosion at Faversham 2 April 1916 (Article in serial). SKE12717.

Sources/Archives (12)

  • --- Collection: RCHME/NMR. 1996. RCHME : Faversham Explosives Industry.
  • --- Collection: RCHME/NMR. 1996. RCHME : Faversham Explosives Industry.
  • <1> Photograph (Print): 1993. Photograph. TQ9965/3. print.
  • <2> Photograph (Print): 1993. Photograph. TQ9965/2. print.
  • <3> Photograph (Print): 1993. Photograph. TQ9965/1. print.
  • <4> Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 62. print.
  • <5> Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 85. print.
  • <6> Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 83. print.
  • <7> Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3241. print.
  • <8> Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3243. print.
  • <9> Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3179. print.
  • <10> Article in serial: Percival, Arthur. 1985. The Great Explosion at Faversham 2 April 1916. C p425 -463.

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Record last edited

Jun 2 2008 12:17PM