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

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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

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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.

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--- SKE6479 Collection: RCHME/NMR. 1996. RCHME : Faversham Explosives Industry.
--- SKE6479 Collection: RCHME/NMR. 1996. RCHME : Faversham Explosives Industry.
<1> SWX11385 Photograph (Print): 1993. Photograph. TQ9965/3. print.
<2> SWX11384 Photograph (Print): 1993. Photograph. TQ9965/2. print.
<3> SWX11383 Photograph (Print): 1993. Photograph. TQ9965/1. print.
<4> SWX10456 Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 62. print.
<5> SWX10378 Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 85. print.
<6> SWX10377 Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 83. print.
<7> SWX9537 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3241. print.
<8> SWX9536 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3243. print.
<9> SWX9530 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3179. print.
<10> SKE12717 Article in serial: Percival, Arthur. 1985. The Great Explosion at Faversham 2 April 1916. C p425 -463.

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Protected Status/Designation

Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Remains of a 20th century explosives factory

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Parent of: Possible site of jetty, Oare (Monument) (TQ 96 NE 36)

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Record last edited

Jun 2 2008 12:17PM