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Explore the Site

Explore 170 acres of historic buildings and woodlands in this video tour of the Royal Gunpowder Mills site.

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History of RGM Video Tour

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Royal Gunpowder Mills Women Workers

Jeremy Paxman visits the Royal Gunpowder Mills in Essex to tell us about the million women employed in making munitions, and the dangers they faced from explosions and exposure to chemicals. We hear about the huge increase in quantity and speed of production as a result.

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Talk by Richard Thomas 

Talk given to the Inland Waterways Association on the history of the Royal Gunpowder Mills.

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RGM Rocket Vault Video Tour

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RGM Panoramas

View 6 panoramas of the Royal Gunpowder Mills site.

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Published: 16th June, 2020

Updated: 7th April, 2023

Author: Anonymised User

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Royal Gunpowder Mills Digital Archive

Royal Gunpowder Mills Digital Archive

After the closure of ERDE, the archive material inherited passed through a number of hands and storage locations before opening to the public as an online database. Read more

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The Historic Reprint Series are Facsimilie reprints of books having historical relevance to the development and manufacture of gunpowder at the Royal Gunpowder Mills. Read more

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