The Factory that Became a Village
The Factory that Became a Village
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Summary
Four local businessmen had the vision to rescue a Grade II listed building, the Royal Small Arms Factory, and turn it into a vibrant sustainable business for the benefit of the local community.
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The Factory that Became a Village by Jim Lewis
When Jim Lewis met the directors of the RSA Trust, the charity responsible for the concept and the running of Enfield Island Village, in January 2015, it was to discuss the commissioning of a book that would tell the story of the former government controlled Royal Small Arms Factory (RSAF) after privatisation and closure in 1987. However, during discussions it soon became clear, with the impending two-hundredth anniversary of the birth of the Enfield Lock armoury, that a unique opportunity existed to link the story of the RSAF site with the founding of the RSA Trust. And as one Trust director put it, this is the classic story of from swords into ploughshares. Surprising as it may seem, the story of the birth of the Enfield Lock armoury in 1816 and the methods of manufacture that then existed within the British small arms industry has never been completely told. At the time of writing this book the author wanted, in the two-hundredth anniversary year of the founding of the RSAF, to commemorate the contribution made to our armed forces by the former workforce which, by their skills and dedication, helped keep Britain safe during times of world instability.
Dr Jim Lewis has spent most of his career in the consumer electronics industry, apart from a three-year spell in the Royal Air Force servicing airborne and ground wireless communications equipment. When working in the Lea Valley for Thorn EMI Ferguson he represented the company abroad on several occasions and was involved in the exchange of manufacturing technology. Currently he is a Consultant to Terry Farrell & Partners on the historical development of London's Lea Valley and a Workers' Educational Association (WEA) tutor teaching industrial history. Among his published works are London's Lea Valley: Britain's Best Kept Secret (1999) and London's Lea Valley: More Secrets Revealed (2001).
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780995483446 |
| ISBN 10 | 0995483442 |
| Title | The Factory that Became a Village |
| Author | Jim Lewis |
| Series | Lea Valley Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Libri Publishing |
| Year published | 2018-12-14 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |