No 1D shadow factory
Constructed in the early 1940's for
the manufacture of spare parts and components of aircraft engines for
the Bristol Aircraft Company,
the site was managed by Rover. After the end of the war
production was changed to engines for tanks and
it later became
used as a storage facility for the ministry of supply.
This selection of photo's show some
of the remnants of the 1940's factory. For more photos see the virtual
tour or photo gallery pages. For more
info see Drakelow Unearthed.
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The time office at the western
end of tunnel 1. Each of the four main
tunnels has one of these. The locations of the racks for the
time cards can be clearly seen on the opposite walls.
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Tunnel 1 looking west towards the time office.
The main tunnels were generally used for access whilst most
of the production took place in the galleries to either side.
The first gallery to the right was the tool room and that
to the left is marked 'part tool room'.
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![](../draimages/tunnel1b.jpg) |
![](../draimages/tunnel4.jpg) |
Tunnel 4 looking west.
This area would have been part of the area allocated to the
RAF during world war two for use as storage for aircraft spares.
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First Avenue looking west towards the section
that is now sealed off to form the 1980's RGHQ. This area would
have also been part of the area allocated to the RAF during
world war two.
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