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Swindon Works War Work, 22nd January 1942Female worker machining a 25 PDR shell on 22 January 1942. Munitions work issued by Ministry of Supply
A 16 inch gun barrel loaded onto an eighteen wheel gun wagon in 1942This photograph, taken at Old Oak Common on the 10th April 1942, shows a 16 inch gun barrel that has been loaded onto an eighteen wheel gun wagon ready for delivery
A Sea Hurricane being loaded onto an armed merchant ship at Cardiff docks, c. 1941As well as assisting in the transportation of military goods by rail the GWR also facilitated the war effort at their docks
Wartime shells being packed up in 24F shop, ready for transportation in 1942By 1943 the majority of Allied munitions production was undertaken by America and Canada. This eased the pressure on British workshops as there had become a serious shortage of materials
War time work in Q Shop at Swindon Works, 1942This image was taken in March 1942 and shows four women operating a large pressing machine in Q Shop. The women are making 4.5inch copper bands for ammunition shells
2 PDR gun mounting, 1943A side view of a 2-pounder pom-pom gun mounting built for the Admiralty at Swindon Works. This image was taken in the AM Shop in February 1943 and shows the ammunition positioned in the side trays