Trouble at t’
Gunpowder Mills
A proposal is currently under
discussion to lease part of the Royal Gunpowder Mills Museum site to
PGL Travel Ltd., a well-known leisure group specialising in activity
holidays and summer camps for schoolchildren.
A group of museum volunteers and
others closely involved have grave concerns over the potential consequences of
such a takeover. They have set up a campaign website at
http://www.save-rgm.org/.
We at WAHS are watching this with
keen interest. The Royal Gunpowder Mills complex is an important part of our
nation’s heritage, crucial in its role in worldwide development - mines,
quarries, railways, roads, bridges, canals, dams, reservoirs, docks and ports
across the globe have all made use of explosives manufactured at Waltham Abbey.
The complex is a world-class
industrial archaeology site with 21 historic buildings enjoying legal
protection. Its continuation as a public museum is in the balance, its listed
buildings are under threat, and the future prospects of its unique layout are
very fragile.
Other websites of interest:
RGMM (Wikipedia article)
PGL (Wikipedia article)
PGL (official
website)
For more information please
Contact WAHS
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