King's Own Royal Regiment Museum

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HOME Museum & Collections Sales Donations Events Contact Us REGIMENTAL HISTORY 17th Century 18th Century 19th Century 20th Century First World War Second World War Actions & Movements Battle Honours FAMILY HISTORY Resources Further Reading PHOTO GALLERY ENQUIRIES FURTHER READING LINKS © Images are copyright, Trustees of the King's Own Royal Regiment Museum. You must seek permission prior to publication of any of our images.		The Great War Centenary 1917 - Exhibition Boomtown - From Front Line to White Lund Plan of the National Filling Factory Number 13, May 1917 This site plan was included the in the album which was presented to the King and Queen in May 1917 to record their visit to the works. Plan of site as at May 1917 Key to plan Top left of plan, showing reservoir, power and boiler house, cooling tower, locomotive sheds, engineers shop, railway sidings, and then production facilities. The green marks show the route of the royal visitors travelling in a motor car and the red line shows the route taken on foot. It is clear that they inspected the discharge, incorporating and stemming facilities for No. 3 9.2 inch shells, before moving on to the transit shed. View of the production facilities and the remoter magazines. Entrance to the site, showing the Military Guard Headquarters, Administrative Block and Canteen Block, and view looking from the top of the plan downwards.. The shell painting and drying shed, with interior view. Bonded stores. Military headquarters/camp. Scale and title of plan. © Images are copyright, Trustees of the King's Own Royal Regiment Museum. You must seek permission prior to publication of any of our images. Only a proportion of our collections are on display at anyone time. Certain items are on loan for display in other institutions. An appointment is required to consult any of our collections which are held in store.