These bungalows were built for workers at the royal ordnance factory rof in fazakerley, where both my parents worked. History jobs in fazakerley, liverpool l10 in february. It was a rural area dotted with farms and large houses until it began to industrialise in the 19th and 20th centuries. Fazakerley was the prime government factory so early models of the new. Royal ordnance munitions factories rof in lancashire in.
In the late nineteenth century, the term royal ordnance factories began to be used collectively of the manufacturing departments of the arsenal principally the royal laboratory, royal gun factory and royal carriage works which, though they shared the same site. Manufactured briefly but intensively by rof fazakerley 19551959 and by. Fazakerley, this f is on the top of a mag plate in a mag, royal ordinance factory fazakerley can also be marked rof f, fy or uf. The rof 6 ministry of supply factory fazakerley ftr and their later conversion to 12 and programme was identical. Hi guys, new to this forum i am usually a garand guy. In addition, a usable piece of history is a good thing in my book. Fazakerley was once home to a royal ordnance factories plant rof. Another 1 words 9 lines of text covering the years 94, 1600, 1631, 1582, 1647, 1621, 1650, 1792 and 1767 are included under the topic early fazakerley history in all our pdf extended history. Fazakerley community library the live well directory for. Wwii production not as nicely manufactured as postwar. Here for sale is an ultra rare richly illustrated jewish judaica hebrew book namely manual, a guide book. The site of rof chorley was the biggest munitions filling site in the country and was dubbed filling factory no. We know of 9 airports in the wider vicinity of fazakerley. This article is within the scope of wikiproject lancashire and cumbria, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of lancashire and cumbria on wikipedia.
Nostalgic pictures from nottinghams royal ordnance. Manufactured briefly but intensively by rof fazakerley 19551959 and by sterling for over 30 years, nearly 4000,000 were made. Since our office and factory are in a rural area, our staff travel to work individually by car and we have enough space to maintain. Excellence in adversity book online at best prices in india on amazon. The machinery from rof fazakerley was sold to pakistan ordnance factories pof in rawalpindi where production and repair of the no. The local timezone is named europe london with an utc offset of one hour. Fazakerley name meaning, family history, family crest. The various parts of a breech block the blocks, pins, extractors and springs have arrived from all over the country and are assembled by these women at rof fazakerley. After the war rof fazakerley continued production of the no. Royal ordnance factory apprentices pictured in 1958. The bsa recess is a little rougher and appears skewed by comparison to the rof. Britains lee enfield no 4 rifle history by cammack.
Scouseenglish glossary by fred fazakerley waterstones. Thank you for your continued support in these difficult times. These rifles were marked with the month and year of production and rof on the left side of. The bungalows were very basic but had three bedrooms. Bus 20, 21, 157, 159, 236, 720, 723, 835 and x3 stops neaby. The fazakerley local history group produced a book fazakerley through the ages which describes how a number of buildings in the area were used to accomodate troops and their families during this time. The sten submachine gun officially the carbine, machine, sten was developed to fulfill the pressing british need for large quantities of cheaply produced weapons after dunkirk, when. Richard fazakerley was born in 1839, at birth place, to john fazakerley and mary fazakerley born sherlock. But as time went on, this featureless plain became the perfect place to build industries which needed room to grow. Produced by rof fazakerley and by bsashirley from 1944 until 1947. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860.
Other filing sites were rof risley filling factory no. There is a noticeable difference in the style of cut in butt stock recess of rof fazakerley and bsa m47c produced rifles. Efd stands for royal small arms factory enfield lock, other variations on. Aintree began its life as a small village with little more than one tree to its name.
Excellence in adversity book online at best prices in india on. The foreedges of a book are the page edges opposite the spine. The guns of dagenham download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. It is part of the liverpool walton parliamentary constituency. Prior to the 1930s, britains ordnance manufacturing capability had been concentrated within the royal arsenal, woolwich. A history of the small arms made by the sterling armament company by james edmiston, 9781526773302, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Then came sterling s crown jewel, the superb mk4, adopted as the generalissue uk gun, submachine, l2a3 in september, 1955. No4 mk12 mk mk2 and ftr all about enfieldsall about. The rifle converted was a royal ordnance factory rof fazakerley no.
Fazakerley in liverpool england is located in united kingdom about 179 mi or 288 km northwest of london, the countrys capital. This book does the job up to a point, but is rather limited. Picked up an excellent no 4 mk2 in essentially unissued condition, sn vf55a2441, all matching. Markings on lee enfield rifles all about enfieldsall. Get instant job matches for companies hiring now for history jobs in fazakerley like security, management, teaching and more. Fazakerley photos, maps, books, memories francis frith.
During the second world war, the factory produced more than 300 tonnes of explosives each week and employed about 4,000 workers. Owen moran, lead singer of cook da books stuart barlow. Managers of the new factory were drawn from the royal arsenal and rsaf enfield. In 1943, trials began on a shortened and lightened no. Liverpools children in the 1950s by pamela russell. Prices can also vary depending the time of day, route and class you book. Explore books by fred fazakerley with our selection at. Buy a history of the small arms made by the sterling armament. Richard fazakerley historical records and family trees. Thomas fazakerley historical records and family trees. Elizabeth was born in 1623, in of,halsall,lanc,eng. Rof fazakerley was a royal ordnance factory rifle manufacturing plant in fazakerley, liverpool. Unlike wraparound bolt designs like the uzi, the sterling was capable of.
Fazakerley built approximately 170,000 of them, while bsa built about 87,000 in the three years of production from march 1944 through december 1947. John was born on february 2 1804, in liverpool, west derby, lancashire. Kirkby, merseyside, munitions factory workers pose around. Buildings and structures in liverpool military history of lancashire royal ordnance factories in england engineering rof 1930s in liverpool. These rifles were marked with the month and year of production and rof on the left side. A brief history of enfield rifles university of idaho. Rof fazakerley was formed from some 300 acres of housing at long lane in liverpool, with the liverpool corporation transforming it into rof fazakerley in 1941 after it was acquired by the british armed forces. However as one soon learns with anything to do with life there are exceptions, early in on the. The fazakerley family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1841 and 1920. At the 2001 census it had a population of 15,062, 1 increasing to 16,786 at the 2011 census. Is there a good resource for serial numbers so i can determine date of manufacture and arsenal. In 1880 there were 10 fazakerley families living in new york. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of fazakerley.
Rof fazakerley was formed from some 300 acres of housing at long lane in liverpool, with the liverpool corporation transforming it into rof. Buy a brief history of fazakerley by fazakerley local history group isbn. In 1891 there were 464 fazakerley families living in lancashire. If you would like to participate, please visit the. Join facebook to connect with sam fazakerley and others you may know. Royal ordnance factory rof fazakerley, england model. Buy a history of the small arms made by the sterling armament company. Hartleys jam, tram connections and new town in the th century fazakerley was one of the walton town fields. Rof fazakerley was a royal ordnance factory rifle manufacturing plant in fazakerley. Fazakerley community library part of fazakerley community federation. I remember being in miss jacksons class sucking polos we use to pass around and drinking warm milk. The no4 mk2 rifles commonly referred to as irish contract rifles were made at royal ordnance factory fazakerley, near. Fazakerley, in a history of the county of lancaster. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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