Home Front Legacy 1914-18: Full record

Home Front Legacy 1914-18

Claire Corkill, Chris Kolonko, 2020. https://doi.org/10.5284/1059297. How to cite using this DOI

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Full Record - Gwaith Powdwr (PRN: 26)

Location
PRN	26
Site or location name	Gwaith Powdwr
Summary	Cookes Explosives Limited
Description	Once the biggest explosives factory in Europe (1950's), Gwaith Powdwr was donated to NWWT by ICI in 1998 and is now managed as a nature reserve. Produced ammunition and explosives in both world wars, buildings probably date after WW1. Was put forward to Cadw for listing in the past but not considered old enough to attract funding / attention. 7 buildings and a tunnel now designated for their Lesser horseshoe bat roosts.
Monument Type	EXPLOSIVES FACTORY;AMMUNITION STORE;EXPLOSIVES FACTORY
Desgination	None
Material	BRICK, ASBESTOS

Condition/Threat
Country	WALES
County	Penrhyndeudraeth
Site Location	'Between Penrhyndeudraeth and the Harlech toll-bridge, through Cookes Industrial Estate.'
Postcode	LL48 6LY
Map Reference	NGR: SH621389 (262100, 338900)
Condition (Date)	Poor (03-05-2014)
Threat	Delapidation
Signif	High
Source
Cookes Explosives Ltd (nd) Distant view of Nitroglycerine Hill [Gwaith Powdwr, Cookes Explosives Ltd].
Cookes Explosives Ltd (nd) Loading explosives at private factory wharf.
(nd) Operatives leaving danger zone [Cookes Explosives Ltd, Gwaith Powdwr].
Administration
Recorded By (Date)	Rob Booth - North Wales Wildlife Trust
Copiled On	03-05-2014
Last Updated	11-09-2014

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Explosives factory (Cookes Explosives Limited) at Gwaith Powdwr (Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd). Belfast Store. Explosives factory (Cookes Explosives Limited) at Gwaith Powdwr (Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd). Belfast Store. (26_23.jpg) [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	Explosives factory (Cookes Explosives Limited) at Gwaith Powdwr (Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd). Belfast Store. (File name: 26_23.jpg)	JPG Explosives factory (Cookes Explosives Limited) at Gwaith Powdwr (Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd). Belfast Store. Explosives factory (Cookes Explosives Limited) at Gwaith Powdwr (Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd). Belfast Store. (26_23.jpg) [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	2.60 Mb
Explosives factory (Cookes Explosives Limited) at Gwaith Powdwr (Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd). Buildings. Explosives factory (Cookes Explosives Limited) at Gwaith Powdwr (Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd). Buildings. (26_21.jpg) [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	Explosives factory (Cookes Explosives Limited) at Gwaith Powdwr (Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd). Buildings. (File name: 26_21.jpg)	JPG Explosives factory (Cookes Explosives Limited) at Gwaith Powdwr (Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd). Buildings. Explosives factory (Cookes Explosives Limited) at Gwaith Powdwr (Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd). Buildings. (26_21.jpg) [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	2.50 Mb
Explosives factory (Cookes Explosives Limited) at Gwaith Powdwr (Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd). Cartridging Penrhyn Powder. Explosives factory (Cookes Explosives Limited) at Gwaith Powdwr (Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd). Cartridging Penrhyn Powder. (26_10.jpg) [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	Explosives factory (Cookes Explosives Limited) at Gwaith Powdwr (Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd). Cartridging Penrhyn Powder. (File name: 26_10.jpg)	JPG Explosives factory (Cookes Explosives Limited) at Gwaith Powdwr (Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd). Cartridging Penrhyn Powder. Explosives factory (Cookes Explosives Limited) at Gwaith Powdwr (Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd). Cartridging Penrhyn Powder. (26_10.jpg) [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	65 Kb
Explosives factory (Cookes Explosives Limited) at Gwaith Powdwr (Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd). Distant view of Nitroglycerine Hill. Explosives factory (Cookes Explosives Limited) at Gwaith Powdwr (Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd). Distant view of Nitroglycerine Hill. (26_12.png) [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	Explosives factory (Cookes Explosives Limited) at Gwaith Powdwr (Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd). Distant view of Nitroglycerine Hill. (File name: 26_12.png)	PNG Explosives factory (Cookes Explosives Limited) at Gwaith Powdwr (Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd). Distant view of Nitroglycerine Hill. Explosives factory (Cookes Explosives Limited) at Gwaith Powdwr (Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd). Distant view of Nitroglycerine Hill. (26_12.png) [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	523 Kb
Explosives factory (Cookes Explosives Limited) at Gwaith Powdwr (Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd). General view of central section of factory. Explosives factory (Cookes Explosives Limited) at Gwaith Powdwr (Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd). General view of central section of factory. (26_11.jpg) [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	Explosives factory (Cookes Explosives Limited) at Gwaith Powdwr (Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd). General view of central section of factory. (File name: 26_11.jpg)	JPG Explosives factory (Cookes Explosives Limited) at Gwaith Powdwr (Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd). General view of central section of factory. Explosives factory (Cookes Explosives Limited) at Gwaith Powdwr (Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd). General view of central section of factory. (26_11.jpg) [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	92 Kb
Explosives factory (Cookes Explosives Limited) at Gwaith Powdwr (Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd). T1 ammunition store. Explosives factory (Cookes Explosives Limited) at Gwaith Powdwr (Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd). T1 ammunition store. (26_22.jpg) [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	Explosives factory (Cookes Explosives Limited) at Gwaith Powdwr (Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd). T1 ammunition store. (File name: 26_22.jpg)	JPG Explosives factory (Cookes Explosives Limited) at Gwaith Powdwr (Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd). T1 ammunition store. Explosives factory (Cookes Explosives Limited) at Gwaith Powdwr (Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd). T1 ammunition store. (26_22.jpg) [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	2.70 Mb