Home Front and Front Line: 1914-1918

Women at work in a munitions factory during world war one

Investigate the home front with rarely seen panoramic photographs of a national filling factory at Chilwell and discover how Leeds company Greenwood and Batley contributed to the war effort and profited by it.

Time to get your ‘tin hat’ on as you handle original objects from the Great War and discover the range of material available in our unique archives.

A good opportunity to find out how to follow up your own research!

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Price: £5 per attendee
Tel: 0113 220 1888
educate.leeds@armouries.org.uk

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