Report - ROF Healey Hall, Rochdale - Oct 2024

[paulpowers]

I had a day in sunny Rochdale and because my new drone just fits in camera bag I decided to have a fly around the huts at ROF Healey Hall
My camera has decided to no longer see the SD cards so I lost half the pics I took so these are all from my phone or the Dji Neo
It was a nice way to spend an hour, I didn't go to the main factory side because I couldn't be arsed climbing and scrambling up the bank

During the Second World War an explosives Filling Factory was established at Healey Hall. It was designated as an assisted factory with guidance provided by the Royal Ordnance Factory at Chorley. Healey Hall filled 136 million 20-lb bombs for the RAF.

Eunic Hutt, WW2 People’s War, Rochdale, Lancashire*

“I was 19 years old at the start of the war. I decided to work on the munitions rather than go into the forces. I was living in Lancashire, and I worked in a factory in Healey Dell near Rochdale, making Mortar bombs. We worked in a factory; it was like a big shed with all different rooms. We worked on an assembly line. We sat on either side of a long table and each did a bit of everything towards making the bomb. We changed places every shift so that the job didn’t become too monotonous. The explosives were put in at the very end. There was once an explosion but fortunately nobody was injured.

Healey Dell was a lovely place and the bombers couldn’t see the factory. When the bombers went over we just held our breath to see if they would drop a bomb. They didn’t and I’m still here to tell the tale! We sang a lot to the radio programme ‘music while you work’. We worked a fortnight on days and a fortnight on nights for £3.2.6d. I stayed all during the war and they wrapped up the firm after the war. I then went back to my old job working as a machinist in a clothing factory.”

I don't know why I look so fucking awkward in this picture

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[Bikin Glynn]

Nice bit of footage, not the easiest to fly a drone around I imagine

 

[paulpowers]

Nice bit of footage, not the easiest to fly a drone around I imagine

The little Neo is perfect for spots like this, it's small and cheap so you don't mind using it, I wouldn't take the mini around here

 

[Mikeymutt]

Really looks nice there. Can't wait to get my neo, it's perfect to fly around places. Just none with security as the noise of that little thing will be heard . But perfect for what I want it for.

 

[Calamity Jane]

Nice flying and very clear footage. Good editing too. Looks a nice ramble.

 

[paulpowers]

Really looks nice there. Can't wait to get my neo, it's perfect to fly around places. Just none with security as the noise of that little thing will be heard . But perfect for what I want it for.

I must crash it 3 - 4 times a day just dossing it round the house
With a controller it's a really good little drone

 

[Mikeymutt]

I must crash it 3 - 4 times a day just dossing it round the house
With a controller it's a really good little drone

I heard it's quite a tough little thing.