2016
SJ2065 : Ministry of Supply Factory, Valley, Rhydymwyn: Danger Area
taken 8 years ago, near to Gwernaffield-y-Waun, Flintshire/Sir y Fflint, Wales
Ministry of Supply Factory, Valley, Rhydymwyn: Danger Area
In terms of its historical significance, the chemical weapons programme was a highly controversial and yet vital component of British wartime strategy. It was, at the very least, a necessary deterrent to an enemy with a more advanced chemical weapons capability. Moreover, if the Battle of Britain had been lost and a German invasion looked capable of success, their pre-emptive use may even have been contemplated. Later, following D-Day, it was considered that there was a significant threat of the use of uranium warheads in Hitler's V or vengeance rockets, for which the only Allied response was perceived to be the use of chemical weapons. For these reasons it was necessary to build and maintain the Valley site. [© Birmingham University's Archaeology Dept. Report and Survey of the site 2006].
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SJ2066 : Ministry of Supply Factory, Valley, Rhydymwyn: Building P6 No. 45
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