Monument record 4239 - H M Factory, Ellesmere Port

H M factory at Ellesmere Port operating during World War 1 producing synthetic Phenol and Arsenic Compounds (1). The position of this works has been located as the chemical plant on the SJ4176 sheet [as given in (1)] that is marked on the OS third edition map.

<1> W D Cocroft, 2000, Dangerous Energy - The Archaeology of Gunpowder and Military Explosives Manufacture (Book). SCH4464.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1911-1914, Ordnance Survey Second Revision County Series (Epoch 3) 6 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ4176 (Maps and Plans). SCH3843.