Hembrugterrein

Gebouw 75 – Schaftgebouw

Hembrugterrein

This building was once the home of the munitions factory gatekeeper. Since then, it has served various purposes. First, it was split into two dwellings for the stokers and their families. It was the stokers’ job to stoke the boiler, day and night.
gebouw 57 sasgebouw hembrug

Primer building – building 57 – Hembrug

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This was the workshop of the projectiles factory and the primer building. A primer is a fast-burning, usually explosive mixture, such as gunpowder. There were various types of primer. Shock-sensitive primer was made for percussion caps on cartridges.
Gebouw 46 Hembrug

Munitions Assembly and Inspection Service offices – building 46 – Hembrug

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Originally, the building was the munitions factory kitchen. Later, it was occupied by the staff of the Munitions Assembly and Inspection Service offices The building is connected to building 1 by a corridor.
Gebouw 43 Hembrug

Munitions factory store and workshop – building 43 – Hembrug

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This building is part of the oldest surviving structure that was part of the munitions factory. The store was originally intended to store materials for the turning shop, foundry, and projectiles factory.
Gebouw 41 Hembrug

Office building – building 41 – Hembrug

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This building in the neo-renaissance style is one of the oldest buildings on the site. This was the office building for the munitions factory, in other words the offices of the officers employed at the projectiles factory. The projectiles factory was made up of various departments where projectiles were cast and turned.
Gebouw 29 Hembrug

Inspection, storage, and printing office – building 29 – Hembrug

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This building had several functions. It was used for inspecting and storing cartridges and shells. On the first floor, there was the printing office and the paper store. The walkways between the workstations can be still be seen on the floor covering.
Gebouw 8 Hembrug

Armoury – building 8 – Hembrug

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This is one of the oldest buildings on the site. It took a full four years to build, because the fresh clay soil had to settle first. In 1938, the building was converted to the head office. It was an imposing building with a fancy staircase. Being an administrative building, it was one of only a handful of buildings where lots of women worked.