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Gretna, Hm Factory, Eastriggs Explosives Factory, Acids Section, Building
Building (First World War)
Site Name Gretna, Hm Factory, Eastriggs Explosives Factory, Acids Section, Building
Classification Building (First World War)
Alternative Name(s) Hm Factory Gretna Site 3
Canmore ID 374937
Site Number NY26SW 38.16
NGR NY 24652 65272
NGR Description centred NY 24652 65272
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/374937
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Dornock
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Annandale And Eskdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
Field Visit (7 April 2022)
Canmore ID: 374937
NY26SW 38.16
NY 24652 65272
Nothing is visible of a building which was situated in open ground immediately to the SE of the Coke Crushing Plant (NY26SW 38.15).
This building is shown but not identified on a plan of the works (MMW 1919, plan) given with a Ministry of Munitions of War report outlining the processes involved in the manufacture of the cordite propellant during the First World War at H.M. Factory, Gretna (Site 3). It was rectangular on plan and measured 15m from N to S by 4m transversely. The building has been destroyed by the narrow-gauge railway line running between Explosives Magazines R2 and R3 (NY26NW 46.12).
The building fell into lot 505, which was offered for sale by on 22-5 July 1924 (HM Treasury 1924, 96-100; Carlisle City Archives, DX 170/38), when the ground was purchased by Messrs James Jackson & Co Ltd, St Vincent Street, Glasgow (Carlisle City Archives, DX 2040/3).
Visited by HES Heritage Recording (MMD and ATW), 7 April 2022
