Working for the War
The production boom that fuelled the frontline
Comber, Co. Down: A Vital Lifeline
The Post Office kept loved ones in touch with the utmost efficiency.
Sion Mills,Co.Tyrone: Herdman's Mill
The war comes ot Herdman's linen mill
James Mackie and Sons, Belfast: From Linen to Munitions
Women linen industry workers go to work in Mackie's making munitions for the Front.
Governey's Boot Factory, Carlow: Marching Off To War
Governey’s Boot Factory in Carlow town shod the feet of many British Army soldiers.
Workman, Clark and Company: Belfast's Forgotten Shipyard Sets A Riveting Record
Workman, Clark and Company shipyard turned out two Monitor ships during the war.
Belfast Municipal Technical Institute: College by day, War Factory by Night
How the Belfast Municipal Technical Institute helped the war effort.
City Hospital, Nottingham: Parks and Public Spaces Become Makeshift Allotments
By 1917 more than a thousand allotments were created in Nottingham for the war effort
Ardeer, Scotland: The Nobel Dynamite Factory
KA20 3LN - The Nobel Dynamite factory made explosive and propellants to be used in WW1.
The Fens, Lincolnshire: Women and Children Bringing the Harvest in
How Lincolnshire coped with a reduced workforce and horses at war’s peak
Witton, Birmingham: The British Bullet Made by the Billion
Bullets to penetrate Zeppelins
Redditch, Worcestershire: Enfield Motorcycle Factory
Front line motorcycles that had global appeal
Buxton Pavilion Gardens, Derbyshire: Bridge Building Practice
WW1 postcards show men practicing building bridges and pontoons
Carlisle, Cumbria: East Cumberland Shell Factory
One of the first national shell factories opened in the country
Elswick Works, Newcastle: HQ of the Biggest WW1 Munitions Company
Where thousands of men and women produced munitions for World War One
Neston School, Cheshire: When Pupils Brought in the Harvest
Recreating the lives of pupils 100 years ago
Letchworth, Hertfordshire: Belgian Munitions Factory
A diamond merchant who fled Belgium and built a munitions factory
Manor Drive, Peterborough: Baking Bread for Soldiers
Feeding an army at the front line
Mabley Green, Hackney: Home of the National Projectile Factory
The modern day open public space was a hectic place 100 years ago
Inchmagrannachan, Scotland: Newfoundland Timber Corps
PH8 0JS - Craigvinean Forest was home to hundreds of volunteers from Newfoundland.
Chilwell, Nottinghamshire: Factory Explosion– Accident or Sabotage?—World War One At Home
One of Britain's worst war time disasters
Stoke Golding, Leicestershire: Soldiers’ Socks
The small Leicestershire village that made socks for millions of soldiers
Cowley, Oxford: William Morris and the Mine Sinkers
Cowley car assembly in Oxford halts as the William Morris factory turns to mine sinkers
Witney, Oxfordshire: Weaving Blankets for the Troops
Witney blankets - a practical part of a soldier's kit and a comforting reminder of home
Braintree, Essex: Crittall Windows Turn to Munitions—World War One At Home
From windows to munitions - the war work of Crittall Windows
