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The Factory that Became a Village - The History of the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield Lock (Hardcover)
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The Factory that Became a Village - The History of the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield Lock (Hardcover)
Series: Lea Valley Series
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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. Also I wanted to acknowledge the contribution made to
our community by the four founding fathers of the RSA Trust that
has benefited so many worthwhile good causes. In a world full of
increasingly depressing news it is uplifting to have the
opportunity to write about a group of four local businessmen who
had the vision, courage and tenacity to take on the mammoth task of
rescuing a Grade II listed building that no sane entrepreneur would
have contemplated taking on and turn it into a vibrant sustainable
business for the benefit of the local community. The model created
pays a service charge into a limited liability company, RSA IV,
which in turn transfers the surplus to the not-for-profit RSA Trust
which is then able to fund many community good causes.
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