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PRN | 8070 | ||||
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Site or location name | Central Avenue Shops - north | ||||
Summary | |||||
Description | Block comprising eight shops with accommodation above and the London City & Midland Bank dating from 1916. The English bank reflects that the workforce of up to 30000 were drawn from throughout the country. The township of Gretna was built to accommodate the munition workers at the HM Factory Gretna. In 1915 the mainly female workers were housed in timber dormitory huts known as 'Timbertown' hastily erected by largely Irish builders. The notable planner Raymond Unwin had joined the Local Government Board in December 1914 and from 1915 was seconded to the Ministry of Munitions where he planned the layout for Gretna and Eastriggs. From 1915-1918 a collection of substantial buildings including shops, churches, cinema and housing were constructed that define the city. Open spaces mark the location of some of the avenues of wooden huts. | ||||
Monument Type | MUNITIONS FACTORY;MUNITIONS FACTORY | ||||
Desgination | None | ||||
Material | BRICK | ||||
Location |
Country | SCOTLAND | ||||
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County | Gretna | ||||
Site Location | West side of Central Avenue | ||||
Postcode | |||||
Map Reference | NGR: NY31826724 (331820, 567240) | ||||
Condition/Threat | |||||
Condition (Date) | Good (08-06-2016) | ||||
Source | |||||
(2015) Gretna Garden City Heritage Trail. Eastriggs and Gretna Heritage. | |||||
Imerpial War Museum (2015) Munitions production on the Home Front, 1914-1918: The central avenue of the munition township at Gretna (c) IWM (Q 30533). Imperial War Museum. London. https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205296412 | |||||
Administration | |||||
Recorded By (Date) | John M - Geograph (18-07-2015) | ||||
Copiled On | 08-06-2016 | ||||
Last Updated | 08-06-2016 |
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Image metadata | CSV | 590 Kb |
Central Avenue Shops - North (Central Avenue, Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway). North east elevation. (File name: 8070_633.jpg) |
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