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Originally Posted by Retlaw
That factory was purpose built in 1939, for the production of the Bristol Radial Engine, some people knew then, that there would be a war with Germany, even though Chamberlain thought there would be peace in our time.
My father went to Bristol at Clayton as a machine setter in late 1939.
Other factory's up and down the country were built for the production of war materials at the same time, otherwise we would'nt have had the battle of Britain when Spitfires and Hurricanes beat off the Luftwaffe. Rolls Royce were producing the Merlin Engines in great quantities.
Retlaw.
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Thanks for the insight, Retlaw. Seems that the site has quite a chequered history, then? There was certainly a lot more going in the past than the current trend towards the individual units that populate the area today. Still, if the units are providing local employment, then all's well and good.