Devil's Porridge Exhibition

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The 'Devil's Porridge' Exhibition.©

POSTCARD PLETHORA.

From 30th April to 11th July 2010 come along and find an excess, an abundance,

a profusion, a superfluity of Postcards – a collectors dream show!!!

We have been busy adding to our postcard collection and want to share this with our visitors! Postcards cover a wide range of themes; humour, munitions, war, local, Quintinshill rail disaster etc, etc.

This is a Show Scotland Event.

THEMES of the SOLWAY.

16th April until October 31st 2010.

An exciting new display telling the history of Solway Firth.

Photographs, Video and stories of the Solway on the themes of traditional fishing methods, the Solway Viaduct – the doomed crossing across the estuary and plans for the Solway barrage past and present.

The Devil’s Porridge© Exhibition at Eastriggs accepts Group bookings from clubs, schools and coach companies.

Discounted entry is available for large groups of visitors. We can also open the exhibition outwith our advertised hours.

A Great Experience for Schools.

The Devil’s Porridge© Exhibition is an ideal venue for pupils studying the World War 1 and 2 curricula. Through the exhibition school children will experience what life was really like during the early twentieth century. Should you need further information, please contact George on 01576 203394.

For further information and to book groups, please phone The Devil’s Porridge© Exhibition direct on 01461 700021 or Sheila on 01461 40162.

Light refreshments are available

at the exhibition.

The exhibition premises are

‘Access for All’ friendly.

Devil's Porridge Exhibition.

Opening Times for 2010.

We open on Good Friday 2nd April 2010, and close on the 31st October 2010.

Opening Hours.

Monday to Saturday 10am until 4pm.

Sunday 12pm until 4pm.

Admission Prices.

Adults £3.00. Over 60's £2.00.

Family (2Adults +3 Children) Only £7.00.

Larger Groups Welcome.

Please Phone - 01461 700021

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This amazing exhibition tells the story of the Greatest Munitions Factory on earth that was constructed on the Anglo-Scottish Border between Dornock in Scotland and Longtown in England. During 1915, Britain was at a disadvantage during the early part of the Great War through lack of a continuous supply of quality ammunition.

That is until 30,000 women and men came from all over the world to work in this massive factory, purpose built by the government on the northern shore of the Solway Firth, specifically to manufacture cordite, a smokeless explosive, usually made from nitro-glycerine and nitro-cotton. H. M. Factory, Gretna was part of David Lloyd George’s master plan to kick start munitions manufacturing in Britain during 1914-15.

What is the Devil's Porridge? When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, visited H. M. Factory, Gretna, one of the new National Factories, during 1916, he described the highly explosive paste which was being mixed by women, who worked in the factory, as the ‘Devil's Porridge.’ An appropriate name for the highly explosive mixture of nitro-glycerine and nitro-cotton. The dried paste, or Cordite, looked very similar to ‘uncooked spaghetti.’

Cordite was a highly explosive product and used as a propellant in shells and bullets. When the Cordite was ignited by the firing pin of the weapon the explosive force inside the barrel of the weapon forced the shell or bullet out of the barrel at high speed towards its target.

Large Groups Welcome.

The Famous ‘Devil’s Porridge Exhibition.’

Family Ticket only £7.00

•Interactive Anderson Shelter

•Children at War Exhibition

•World War One Trench Construction

•Kids Corner

•Interactive Zones

•Famous Porridge Pots

Also

Vintage Car Rally

Sunday 8th August 10am until 4pm

Daleside, Eastriggs, Phone: 01461 700021

www.devilsporridge.co.uk

Scottish Charity Number: 03616

See the Devil's Porridge Exhibition on the

Andrew Marr show

'The Making of Britain'.

The Making of Britain

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Yesterday

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We invite you to have a wander down memory lane. We have put together a number of photo's from the past, and by matching the photo's from today, do you recognise any of them? we have set the slide show at 3 seconds between each slide. Enjoy!!

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