Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,362 pages of information and 244,505 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Anti Gas Factories

From Graces Guide

Established by the Ministry of Munitions for the manufacture of "Green Band" respirators at Batavia Mill and Holloway Mills, Holloway. By the time of the Armistice these plants had produced 55,140 respirators as well as a large number of spare parts.[1]

  • Holloway - Batavia Mills - HM "Green Band" Respirator Factory

Opened: August 1918. Management: Anti-Gas Department. Products: making respirators.

  • Holloway - Holloway Mills - HM "Green Band" Respirator Factory

Opened: August 1918. Management: Anti-Gas Department. Products: making respirators.

  • Stamford Hill - HM Granule Factory

Original function: London County Council Stores Depot. Opened: February 1917. Management: Anti-Gas Department. Products: making granules.

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. First World War National factories; English Heritage
  • Ministry of Munitions [1]