Sorry this is a bit of a long message. My sister-in-law worked at Ogdens for many years and my other sister-in-laws best pal worked there also, ditto her husband Dave. So I hope this below helps. Bill in Nanaimo Hi Bill Here is the answer from Dave hope this helps Ian Hi Ian, This story is I think nonsense. Amongst many other duties I was also in charge of the archives. Whilst at one time there were a number of Ogden locations they were closed when all production was centered on the current site in 1860. This was 54 years before and I know that there were no munitions made here ever. If this story had any validity I feel sure that some records would have existed within the archives which I had catalogued and valued following the takeover by Hanson. As a result several of the more valuable paintings were sold. Hope this helps Cheers Dave > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 24 September 2012 02:57 > To: Ian Taylor > Subject: Fw: [ENG-LIV] Munitions factory > > I never heard of Ogden's being anything other than a tobacco factory. > > Bill > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Railton > Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2012 2:32 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ENG-LIV] Munitions factory > > A distant connection of mine worked at a munitions factory in WWI > which was located at the Ogdens tobacco factory. She lost her arm in > an explosion there. > > > > The story is that she was blown out of the factory onto the nearby > railway line where a train ran over her arm. I don't think this is > true; as far as I know there never was a railway line anywhere near the factory. > > > > Can anyone direct me to information about the use of Ogdens as a > munitions factory in WWI and explosions there? Also possible nearby > railway lines? I know that it would not have been one of the main > munitions factories in Liverpool but I understand there were many small sites set up. > > > > David > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > Admin Message - List guidelines: > http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm > > The list admin can be contacted at > [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

My Dad worked at Ogden's West Derby Road for 45 years - I agree with Dave - - I have some great pic's of my Dad inside Ogden's mixing the tobacco by hand......... -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: 25 September 2012 12:09 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ENG-LIV] Fw: Munitions factory Sorry this is a bit of a long message. My sister-in-law worked at Ogdens for many years and my other sister-in-laws best pal worked there also, ditto her husband Dave. So I hope this below helps. Bill in Nanaimo Hi Bill Here is the answer from Dave hope this helps Ian Hi Ian, This story is I think nonsense. Amongst many other duties I was also in charge of the archives. Whilst at one time there were a number of Ogden locations they were closed when all production was centered on the current site in 1860. This was 54 years before and I know that there were no munitions made here ever. If this story had any validity I feel sure that some records would have existed within the archives which I had catalogued and valued following the takeover by Hanson. As a result several of the more valuable paintings were sold. Hope this helps Cheers Dave > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 24 September 2012 02:57 > To: Ian Taylor > Subject: Fw: [ENG-LIV] Munitions factory > > I never heard of Ogden's being anything other than a tobacco factory. > > Bill > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Railton > Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2012 2:32 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ENG-LIV] Munitions factory > > A distant connection of mine worked at a munitions factory in WWI > which was located at the Ogdens tobacco factory. She lost her arm in > an explosion there. > > > > The story is that she was blown out of the factory onto the nearby > railway line where a train ran over her arm. I don't think this is > true; as far as I know there never was a railway line anywhere near > the factory. > > > > Can anyone direct me to information about the use of Ogdens as a > munitions factory in WWI and explosions there? Also possible nearby > railway lines? I know that it would not have been one of the main > munitions factories in Liverpool but I understand there were many > small sites set up. > > > > David > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > Admin Message - List guidelines: > http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm > > The list admin can be contacted at > [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Admin Message - List guidelines: http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm The list admin can be contacted at [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message