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24 Shop Collection

Background image24 Shop Collection: Production line for wartime shells in No. 24 Shop, Swindon Works, 1942

Production line for wartime shells in No. 24 Shop, Swindon Works, 1942
No.24 Shop, on the Carriage and Wagon side of Swindon Works was fitted out with two production lines for 25-pounder shells

Background image24 Shop Collection: The building of 24 Shop (Stage 7 - completion)

The building of 24 Shop (Stage 7 - completion)
This image was taken in 1929 and shows 24 Shop at Swindon Works newly built. 24 Shop was part of the Carriage and Wagon Works and was for paint and body repairs

Background image24 Shop Collection: The building of 24 Shop (Stage 3)

The building of 24 Shop (Stage 3)
This image was taken in about 1929 and shows the early stages of the construction of 24 Shop at Swindon Works. 24 Shop was part of the Carriage and Wagon Works and was for paint and body repairs

Background image24 Shop Collection: The building of 24 Shop (Stage 1)

The building of 24 Shop (Stage 1)
This snowy image was taken in about 1929 and shows the early stages of the construction of 24 Shop at Swindon Works

Background image24 Shop Collection: No 24 Shop, Paint Stores, 1938

No 24 Shop, Paint Stores, 1938
The paint stores, also known as the paint mill, was where paint was mixed. This man is drawing off and straining paint from one of the heavy duty mixing machines

Background image24 Shop Collection: Bomb damage to No. 24 shop at Swindon Works in 1942

Bomb damage to No. 24 shop at Swindon Works in 1942
Swindon Works should have been a prime target for the German Luftwaffe, but the Works remained relatively unscathed from any air raids on the town

Background image24 Shop Collection: The building of 24 Shop (Stage 6)

The building of 24 Shop (Stage 6)
This image was taken in 1929 and shows the construction of 24 Shop at Swindon Works near completion. 24 Shop was part of the Carriage and Wagon Works and was for paint and body repairs

Background image24 Shop Collection: The building of 24 Shop (Stage 5)

The building of 24 Shop (Stage 5)
This image was taken in 1929 and shows the construction of 24 Shop at Swindon Works near completion. 24 Shop was part of the Carriage and Wagon Works and was for paint and body repairs

Background image24 Shop Collection: The building of 24 Shop (Stage 4)

The building of 24 Shop (Stage 4)
This image was taken in 1929 and shows the construction of 24 Shop at Swindon Works. 24 Shop was part of the Carriage and Wagon Works and was for paint and body repairs

Background image24 Shop Collection: The building of 24 Shop (Stage 2)

The building of 24 Shop (Stage 2)
This image was taken in about 1929 and shows the early stages of the construction of 24 Shop at Swindon Works, 24 Shop was part of the Carriage and Wagon Works and was for paint and body repairs


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