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PRN | 11470 | ||||
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Site or location name | Ashton Gas Company | ||||
Summary | |||||
Description | Produced TNT during WW1, associated engine (now demolished) manufacturers. Associated rifle range. | ||||
Monument Type | MUNITIONS FACTORY;EXPLOSIVES FACTORY;MUNITIONS FACTORY | ||||
Desgination | None | ||||
Material | BRICK | ||||
Location |
Country | ENGLAND | ||||
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County | Ashton Under Lyne | ||||
Site Location | Ashton Gas Company | ||||
Postcode | OL7 0AU, | ||||
Map Reference | NGR: SJ92889909 (392880, 399090) | ||||
Condition/Threat | |||||
Condition (Date) | Good (29-07-2018) | ||||
Source | |||||
(1922) Lancashire CV.NW (includes: Ashton Under Lyne; Audenshaw; Bardsley; Droylsden; Failsworth; Little Moss; Oldham; Waterloo; Woodhouses). National Library of Scotland . Edinburgh. https://maps.nls.uk/view/101103839 | |||||
Cooper, Glynis (2015) Ashton-under-Lyne in the Great War (Your Towns & Cities in the Great War). Pen & Sword Military. Barnsley . | |||||
(1916) Gas engine Rifle range. The Reporter | |||||
(2015) TNT produced [Ashton Gas Company]. The Reporter | |||||
Administration | |||||
Recorded By (Date) | Kevin Wright - Tameside Archaeological Society Ltd (28-07-2018) | ||||
Copiled On | 29-07-2018 | ||||
Last Updated | 29-07-2018 |
Associated data |
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Image metadata | CSV | 590 Kb |
Text metadata | CSV | 14 Kb |
National Library of Scotland (1922) Lancashire CV.NW (includes: Ashton Under Lyne; Audenshaw; Bardsley; Droylsden; Failsworth; Little Moss; Oldham; Waterloo; Woodhouses.). | 1 Mb | ||
Site of former munition factory (Ashton Gas Company) (Richmond Street, Ashton-under-Lyne). South facing image of railway side of building. (File name: 11470_1272.jpg) |
JPG | 356 Kb |