Tyne Lead Works, Hebburn
Smelting works owned by Foster, Blackett and Wilson
Type: Industrial
During the First World War the factory was devoted to munitions work. The women who worked at Tyne Lead Works formed a football team. For more information about the works see the websites below:
http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Foster,_Blackett_and_Wilson
http://www.twsitelines.info/smr/2524
For more information about the women’s football team see:
http://www.donmouth.co.uk/local_history/great_war_football/munitionettes.html
Civil Parish: Hebburn
Contributed by Olwyn, Women's Health in South Tyneside Volunteer | Durham County Record Office