This is a photo of the munitions workshops that were under the Palace indoor fair in New Brighton. If I'm not mistaken, this later became the Creep nightclub

Part of it did indeed become The Creep Inn. There is some video of a tour guided by Dave Wilkie on "You Tube" if you have not seen it before.

Not seen it. Nice one Tatey

What's up with the res? I'm having to squint over here.

Get closer to the screen...

I have got a similar photo as my mum worked there during the war. I sent a copy to the Memories Corner in the Wirral News but they weren't interested !!! This was a couple of years ago when they were asking for memories of the war.

Bloody morons aren't they. Post it on here Carol

ive got a pair of brass candlestick holders which were apparantly made here and smuggled out!

Your Mother did warn you about doing that!

Notice the flourescent lights? Apparently this was the first use of flourescent lighting in the UK, with the lights having been brought in by the Americans to assist the working enviroment.

Well there's summat new I've learned today. Nice one Norton

Sorry Pablo, don't know how to do this !!

Its not changed to much since then mate, Pablo, this is the vid
Tatey was on about

[youtube]AERg_hNSjHM[/youtube]

Hi carol, welcome to WikiWirral.

If you want to upload a picture, you need to know where it is on your pc first. I use a seperate folder that holds the copies that I want to upload. Check the file size, as there is a limit of 2 Mb per upload. Somewhere between 100kb and 400kb usually produces a decent image. Even though it may not seem to appear full sized at first, using control and + will enlarge it for the reader.

Now, go to the 'reply' button on the topic you are replying to. (Note, you can't post a picture with the 'quick reply' box.) When you hit 'reply', a pop-up screen appears for you to enter your text. When you have done that, look a little below the text box and it says 'Upload Manager'. Clicking this will bring up another box, with instructions on how to use it. From here, using the 'Browse' button in it, go to the folder and file that you selected to upload, just like in Explorer, and click the file. It will be added, and you can add a caption, choose to add another etc. When done, click done. Preview your message if required (note - pictures not shown in preview), then post it using the 'Submit' button as normal.

Hope this helps. Looking forward to seeing your pictures.

Loved the video Nelzy. Reminds me of the old Cavern.

Thanks Norton for your advice. Will see what I can do.

Try uploading to Photobucket or Imageshack. They are both free and I think you'll find it easier to upload.

Hope that's of help

Munitions workers at New Brighton between shifts in 1943, courtesy of the IWM website. Not sure that the wall painting at left is very PC...

More pics can be found here.

Can somebody tell me why they had women operating on/producing heavy ammunition rounds?

No worries Carol, glad to help

Because the men where mostly at the front line.

I think its because the majority of blokes were either fighting and those unfit enough would be acting as home gaurd, using women for jobs formerly carried out by males lessened the strain on on things enabling more men to be on the front line so to speak.

I think this was instrumental in the way society saw women and was the start of women finding their own independance and not being not so reliant on the men.

Hardly heavy. A typical 20mm cannon bullet weighed about 100 grams and I guess the whole cartridge not more than 250 grams.

Heavy in bulk, besides I wasn't on about weight Chris.

Would of thought the ladies would of been making clothes.

Has some really good history behind those tunnels.

Thanks for posting, great thread

Apart from the shortage of men, there was a propoganda element as well.

Wars can be lost when the people (not the government) have had enough. Getting the people active in the war effort is a way of keeping them "on side".

there was not much need for propoganda when it came to the majority of people doing there bit for the war efort. Unless you where one of those would have welcome Hitler with open arms given the chance. It was not just in the 2nd world war that women worked in the munitions factories and every other industry apart from possible the coal mines.