In 2012 I paid two visits to the once secret Ministry of Supply, World War II and Cold War chemical warfare munitions factory and government storage site which was also used for preliminary research into nuclear weapons as part of the Tube Alloys Project. The site is now operated as a controlled access nature reserve and historical site by Rhydymwyn History Society.
Over 100 images can be found at: Rhydymwyn Valley Works - JHLPHOTOGRAPHY
A selection appears below:
Visitors are allowed access to the first few yards of the tunnel at present. This view looks up to the void which leads up to the ventilations grills visible above the entrance.
Some of the once extensive works railway track remains where it is embedded in the road surfaces.
The munitions loading platform where railway wagons could be loaded. The site was located beside the Denbigh - Mold - Chester railway line. The surface of the platform has a special rubberised to surface to avoid sparks.
Claus Fuchs the Soviet spy worked here on the Tube Alloys Atomic Bomb project.
The culverted section of the River Alyn constructed to facilitate the building of the works.
John
Over 100 images can be found at: Rhydymwyn Valley Works - JHLPHOTOGRAPHY
A selection appears below:
Visitors are allowed access to the first few yards of the tunnel at present. This view looks up to the void which leads up to the ventilations grills visible above the entrance.
Some of the once extensive works railway track remains where it is embedded in the road surfaces.
The munitions loading platform where railway wagons could be loaded. The site was located beside the Denbigh - Mold - Chester railway line. The surface of the platform has a special rubberised to surface to avoid sparks.
Claus Fuchs the Soviet spy worked here on the Tube Alloys Atomic Bomb project.
The culverted section of the River Alyn constructed to facilitate the building of the works.
John