This site is a collection of documents, pictures and web sites about the Royal Ordnance Factory at Risley.
The Royal Ordnance Factory, Risley
A web version of an illustrated typewritten book describing the Factory after its closure. It includes details on the location, buildings, equipment and facilities.
Sitting on top of a bomb - the unsung heroines of Risley ROF
An article from the January 1999 issue of "Best of British" - Reproduced by kind permission of the publishers.
A collection of photographs from a variety of sources illustrating:
The Risley Site : The ROF-years : Re-development years : Recent years : Aerial Photos
A copy of the site plan split up in to detailed "bite-sized" chunks - each image is about 150-250Kb.
A map showing the farming area of Risley and the extent to which the Ordnance Factory took it over
Warrington
Past and Present:
Risley Royal Ordnance Factory
A description of the work done at the Ordnance Factory.
From Farmland, to Factory, to Forest
The transition from the Ordnance Factory to Birchwood Forest Park and Risley Moss.
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Lancashire Lass in a Second World War
Munitions factory
Mabel, sent as a young girl to work at the Risley Ordnance Factory during the Second World War, tells of her job there.
Sinews of War - The Nation's Arsenal
Sinews of War - The War Factory
A couple of pages from the Imperial War Museum's web site.