The Old Royal Smallarms Factory
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The photograph on this page of The Old Royal Smallarms Factory by Claire Ward as part of the Geograph project.
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The Old Royal Smallarms Factory
Image: © Claire Ward Taken: 4 Aug 2005
The building across the carpark is the converted Royal Small Arms Factory where the famous Lee Enfield Rifle was once made. Named after the Lee Navigation and the Enfield factory, the rifle was used by the British Army in the Boer War and two World Wars.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.666758
Longitude
-0.018981