Hembrugterrein

Gebouw 316 – Was- en kleedlokaal, Hembrug

Hembrugterrein

It was heavy, dirty work in some of the departments. In the press shop, for instance, grenades were oiled with graphite mixed with oil. Fortunately, employees could clean themselves up, to some extent, in one of the washrooms on site.
Gebouw 290/336 – Affuitenhal

Building 290/336 – Gun carriage hall – Hembrug

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This is actually two buildings combined: building 290 and building 336. Here, the gun carriages were overhauled by Artillerie Inrichtingen, i.e. inspected and, if necessary, repaired. A gun carriage is a frame on which cannon or other heavy artillery were mounted.
Gebouw 277

Building 277 – Transformer house – Hembrug

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This was one of the transformer houses which supplied some of the site with steam, helping to make the business self-sufficient. Buildings where there was a risk of explosion didn't have an electricity supply, but instead used steam from the boiler house. A secure electrical system was later added. Hembrug had its own medium-voltage network (3000 to 10,000 volts). 
Proevenloods en valtoren

Building 270 – Test hut and drop tower – Hembrug

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The testing facility comprises a hut and a twelve metre-high wooden drop tower. On the tower is a platform where tests were done.
Gebouw 269 – Magazijn ‘De Dood’, Hembrug

Building 269 – ‘De Dood’ storeroom – Hembrug

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This storeroom is the only building on the Hembrug site in the style of the Amsterdam School, which can be recognized by the tower and the predominance of horizontal lines. It is a three-storey building and the top floors had more windows.
Gebouw 218 – Ketelhuis Hembrug

Building 218 – Boiler room – Hembrug

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The boiler room produced steam for the entire complex. The steam was transported via overhead pipes to the other buildings, for heating and to power machinery. Air for the compressors was transported the same way.
Gebouw 197 – Chemisch laboratorium , Hembrug

Chemical laboratory – building 197 – Hembrug

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This was the chemical laboratory where, among other things, chemical warfare agents such as mustard gas were developed. These were used to fill grenades. In 2012, the land around this building was investigated for traces of mustard gas.
Gebouw 155 Hembrug

Hardening workshop – building 155 – Hembrug

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Former incinerator and hardening workshop. Here, metal tools and weapon components the composition of which had been altered by prior heating were hardened.
gebouw 91

Cartridge store – building 91 – Hembrug

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This cartridge store had its own small turning shop for the production of percussion caps. Legend has it that the archives of the German occupying forces were kept here during the war. Later on, it housed Eurometaal’s water purification equipment.
Gebouw 85

Store – Building 85 – Hembrug

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This was the store for the munitions assembly department (MSLW). Things like machine components, spraying moulds, and casting moulds were kept here. Because of its architectural style and the hens wandering about, this building was nicknamed the ‘big farm’ and the adjacent building the ‘little farm.’