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no.7261

Vickers Ltd, Barrow, New Shell Shop No 3 Bay 12 inch shells

c. 1915

Mounted Vickers Archive photo for postcard. Double row of belt driven lathes either side of the bay. Large shells in the middle; workers posed on the shop floor for photograph.

https://www.sankeyphotoarchive.uk/collection/view/?id=4140

no.7261

Vickers Ltd, Barrow, New Shell Shop No 3 Bay 12 inch shells

c. 1915

Mounted Vickers Archive photo for postcard. Double row of belt driven lathes either side of the bay. Large shells in the middle; workers posed on the shop floor for photograph.

Location: Barrow-in-Furness Barrow Island Ward Cumbria Archives Reference: BDB 86/1/2257
Sankey Number: 7261

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Album Number: Album 09 7127-7476 local views

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7265    Vickers Ltd, Barrow, New Shell Shop Final Examination Few people: hundreds of shells
7266    Vickers Ltd, Barrow, Shell Shop Inspection Department Men and women examining hundreds of shells