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Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF) Nottingham opened in 1936 in The Meadows, Nottingham, United Kingdom. It was one of a number of Royal Ordnance Factories created in the build up to World War II. During the war the site employed up to four thousand workers. The factory was closed in 2001.[1]

The site that had been used for manufacturing, mainly of arms, since 1916.

  1. ^ Nanrah, Gurjeet (7 February 2021). "Life at city factory which created gun barrels and explosives". NottinghamshireLive. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

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