The Great War Centenary
Poems Relating to the National Projectile Factory,
Lancaster
These two poems were published on postcards which were sold in aid of
charity. The National Projectile Factory was located on Caton
Road, Lancaster.
Accession Number: LM96-45-81 (Lancaster City Museum Collections)
N.P.F., Lancaster.
No. 1 Bay 6”
Reflections by an Assistant Foreman.
Written at the Projectile Club Social,
6th December, 1918
The Day has come at last, my friends,
When we shall say farewell!
For – Victory’s Won – our work is done,
In good old No. 1 Bay.
Its “ups and downs” we all have shared
To gain a noble end,
And all have done their “little bit”
In good old No. 1 Bay.
And when we to our homes return,
And think over times we have had,
We’ll say, “After all it was not so bad,”
In good old No. 1 Bay.
So now to-night you will all agree,
A jolly time there is going to be,
Although so close to the parting day,
In good old No. 1 Bay.
But here, my friends, I say adieu;
In case my lines are tiring you;
Trusting to meet again some day
Good luck to No. 1 Bay.
The proceeds for St. Dunstan’s Hostel for the Blind.
N.P.F., Lancaster.
The 9.2 Shell.
The work is done, now we must part
And for our native town shall start,
To leave behind, what we know well,
The making of the 9.2 shell.
A “Ripping” time when on “Rough Turn,”
And what a wage “Nose Bore” could earn.
Then “Inside Bore” and “Finish Turn,”
That good old 9.2 shell.
On “Bore & Face” we made a wage,
But “Radius Nose” was all the rage
E’en “Groove and Undercut” could tell
How best to “Wave” a 9.2 shell.
So “Tap the Nose” when at this stage
Then “Screw the Base” to fit a gauge.
On “Prelim” faults we should not dwell,
They might “Reject” a 9.2 shell.
When “Fitting Bush” rub in the glue.
Now “Plugger”, much depends on you, -
Whilst “pressing Bands” press edges well,
Remember it’s the 9.2 shell.
When you “Base Face” this shell so grand
And after you have “Turned the Band,”
For “Blending” there is “Little Nell,”
Our champion of 9.2 shell.
So now old friends I say farewell
Whilst writing for the Blind Hostel,
Which does more good than I can spell,
Good luck to all on the 9.2 shell.
A.D.
The proceeds for St. Dunstan’s Hostel for the Blind.
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