I can imagine the intense feelings wandering around this plant must've
evoked in you, Peter. Thanks for sharing the pictures and the story.
Cheers,
—M.
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On 6 November 2012 12:31, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> wrote:
> Peter,
> Interesting stuff. I'll have a longer look later.
> I've wandered by the bunkers in central Illinois where my granny made
> shells for WWII.
> It was the only time she took a paying job - with 2 sons in the army...
> Regards, Bob S.
>
> On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 12:53 AM, Peter Jordan <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I cam across these by accident yesterday.
>>
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/cycleologist/sets/72157607766753951/with/2915281383/
>>
>> Apart from having a few good shots in them, they bring back some intensely
>> personal memories. About 25 years ago, I was the site services manager at
>> the plant. The first 6 shots are my old air compressor house and I was
>> responsible for the sign in shot 5.
>>
>> Half way down the second page are photos of my power station and the
>> generators that I lovingly maintained and operated, all now derelict, yet
>> somehow beautiful.
>>
>> It's a tale of how some of the old economy in the UK (and elsewhere) has
>> decayed and gone away over the years. For this factory the demise of coal
>> mining in the UK in the wary 80s resulted in the loss of demand for almost
>> all of the market for the explosives produced here.
>>
>>
>> Peter
>>
>>
>>
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