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stoney
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Mossband munitions factory
« on: Thursday 26 March 09 22:51 UTC (UK) »
Hi,

Anyone know if there are any records regarding Mossband munitions factory, relating to WW1?

I believe my maternal Grandmother may have worked there, but have no idea in what capacity. I remember seeing an old book about it when I was a child (wish I had it now!) that I think was put together after WW1 as a sort of "keepsake" for all the people who worked there - I seem to recall little anecdotes about various people.

Can anyone help?

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Re: Mossband munitions factory
« Reply #1 on: Friday 27 March 09 09:01 UTC (UK) »
if you google "mossband munitions" ( to avoid the Joe Moss Band), there are a few references to the womens football team there (did graany play?) and a reference to the records being kept at the Devils Porridge Museum at Eastriggs. The munitions factory stretched all the way from Eastriggs through Gretna to Longtown so all the bits are now at Eastriggs where they made the cordite -  literally stirring it by hand (with a wooden stick) hence the devils porridge.
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Re: Mossband munitions factory
« Reply #2 on: Friday 27 March 09 10:05 UTC (UK) »
http://www.devilsporridge.co.uk/devils-porridge-exhibition-what-is-dp.shtml
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Re: Mossband munitions factory
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 28 March 09 14:33 UTC (UK) »
bob and geoff - thanks - had a quick look at these - I must visit the DP museum next time I'm up that way!

Can't imagine my grandmother ever playing soccer though, bob!  Shocked

Thanks  Wink

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Re: Mossband munitions factory
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 28 March 09 15:24 UTC (UK) »
They probably ended up as someones granny!
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Re: Mossband munitions factory
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 01 April 09 11:24 UTC (UK) »
mossband must have gone on for a lot of years my uncle archie kerr and my aunt jean worked at mossband in the 50s and 60s it was a good secure job in those days with a pension at the end of it csc
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Re: Mossband munitions factory
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 02 April 09 20:05 UTC (UK) »
csc, you are right. I have friend whose father retired from the military police in 1981 and lived at mossband. She says the houses started to be emptied mid 80's.
Stoney,
try googling CAD Longtown and you'll find a friends reunited site for people that worked there. Apparently this was the main name and the munitions were starting to be moved to Eastriggs in the late 70's so at the end Mossband was mainly housing for the military.
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