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Clydebank, Dalmuir, Clydebank Industrial Estate
Ordnance Factory (Second World War)
Site Name Clydebank, Dalmuir, Clydebank Industrial Estate
Classification Ordnance Factory (Second World War)
Alternative Name(s) Rof Damluir; William Beardmore And Company, Shipyard
Canmore ID 364976
Site Number NS47SE 383
NGR NS 47930 70990
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/364976
- Council West Dunbartonshire
- Parish Old Kilpatrick (Clydebank)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Clydebank
- Former County Dunbartonshire
Project (1 January 2005)
Pillbox Study Group comprised a list of Second World War sites, drawn together from various documentary sources and field work.
The project is informal and recording is mostly crowd sourced by submissions to the Pillbox Study Group Forum and Facebook Group as well as a number of other online groups and websites. The aim is to continue the work of the original Defence of Britain survey run by the CBA and record the locations and status of 20th century military and civil defence sites. Site visits are often undertaken group members to confirm the status of known sites and record new ones.
Note (8 September 2020)
ROF (Royal Ordnanace Factory) Dalmuir built AA guns, 3.7inch and 4.5-inch guns during the Second World War. The factory, opened in January 1941, was established on the western part of the large Beardmore shipyard and engineering works, reusing some of the Beardmore buildings. Post war the factory converted to produce armoured vehicles and shut 1957. Due to the factory being a military site it was not depicted on the OS 1:10000 map (1958). The map shows a blank moorland area which in effect denotes the extent of the factory. The factory buildings were demolished in the early 1970's. The site is now occupied by the Clydebank Industrial Estate.
Information from HES (AKK) 8 September 2020
