The Aycliffe Royal Ordnance Factory - Aycliffe Angels
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Why were they called 'The Aycliffe Angels'?
What did the Factory manufacture?
Plans and Photos of the Factory (1940s)
TIMELINE of the Factory & Workers
People killed in accidents at Aycliffe
Workers Houses and Accommodation
350 Houses on Secret Estate in Darlington
Winston Churchill visits the Aycliffe Factory (1942)
Mrs Dillon - Senior ROF worker who received a medal
Photo Gallery 1 - (Admin Staff)
Photo Gallery 2 - (Production Staff)
Photo Gallery 3 - (Individual Angels)
Photo Gallery 4 - (ROF site in 1945)
Photo Gallery 5 - (Other Photos/Staff)
Photo Gallery 6 - (ROF Fire Brigade)
Documents and Certificates etc...
What the factory looks like today
What the factory looks like today (more photos)
Honour at last, thanks to The Northern Echo
Recent News about The Aycliffe Angels
Contact Information for Aycliffe Angels - Homefront Heroes
Links for History of The Aycliffe Angels
Guestbook
Mail Form
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The Shifting House
 | Photo courtesy of The Northern Echo archive
This is a photo of a small boy on the Aycliffe Royal Ordnance Factory site, presumably after the end of WWII. The factory appears to be deserted at this point.
It clearly shows the IN and OUT doors to the Shifting House.
This is where workers discarded ordinary clothes and put on safety gear. Any items that might have caused a spark were left behind. Items such as cigarrettes, matches, metal zips, hair grips, buckles etc. were strictly prohibited.
Special shoes with no metal were worn and overalls which had no buttons, tied in the middle, were put on. Wedding rings were covered with sticky tape.
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Inside the Shifting House (1945)
 | Photo from Hydro Polymers archive.
This is a photo of the inside of a Shifting House at Aycliffe.
This photograph was taken in late 1945, just after the closure of the factory. It clearly shows the Clean and Dirty sides with a barrier in the middle. The word CLEAN is painted on the barrier. |
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Jim Smith & Friends at Aycliffe
 | Photograph courtesy of Elaine Allinson, Jim's Granddaughter.
This photograph features Jim Smith at Aycliffe ROF during WWII.
Jim can be seen at the back, in the centre.
Very little is known about this photo and it is rare to see a photo taken during Winter as most known photos from Aycliffe were taken at the end of the war, in the Summer of 1945.
Do you know who the other people are on this picture or what their jobs were?
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Male worker.. there were a few!
 On the back of the photo there is a sticker which states:-
P.715
(Picture issued April 1942).
70-year-old munitions worker and lastwar vetran runs 2 jobs.
Mr E. H. Jobbens. A 70-year-old Royal Ordnance Factory worker, was a volunteer as far back as 1897, and saw five years service in the last war (WWI). Now he combined part-time munition work with commercial travelling. He has a son in the R.A.F.
Picture shows:- Mr E. H. Jobbens weighing boxes of rifle and machine gun ammunition washers in a Ministry of Supply factory.
Photo courtesy of Miss Ruth Vickery M.B.E.
I think this photograph is from Aycliffe, but may, possibly, refer to R.O.F Risley which operated as a Filling Factory during WWII.
Do you know this man? Did you work with him at Aycliffe or anywhere else? Are you a member of his family? Any information greatly appreciated.
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