ROF/ROSM Featherstone, September 2008

[Squirrel68]

Royal Ordnance Factory Featherstone was a WW2 filling factory which made bombs, shells and other things military.

It was then ROSM (Royal Ordnance Special Metals) Featherstone which made toughened bullets etc from depleted uranium. It closed back in the late 1980s from the information I have found. Half the site has been bulldozed ready for the construction of a new prison to stand alongside the present one.

There is loads still standing though and the site is massive. The main production areas have strange machines scattered through them and some of the WW2 stuff is great, like the old canteen area.

Visited with KingElvis who says big thanks to Tumbles

Sign porn galore here.

WW2 Graff and signage





Just some random shots











Thanks for looking

[Rebel]

I take it that the holes in the wall are something to do with police training?

[KingElvis]

Some really nice photos there squirrel

That place was sign heaven

[croiz]

Wow... quite a lot left considering....

[ERNIE99_UK]

It looks a lot like an old ww2 air raid shelter with the signage. Fantastic stuff!

[mickeylove]

superb find some interesting stuff ,well done

[KingElvis]

I like it...any uranium laying around?

Nope, but loads and loads of broken glass LOL

[simonix]

What a great place, looks like you could spend the day there. Great photos as well, nice find.