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For 75 years, AWE has proudly played a role of critical national importance: helping deliver the UK’s nuclear deterrent. In 1950, Aldermaston became the site of the UK Government’s Atomic Weapons Programme, initially named ‘High Explosive Research’, under the supervision of British Manhattan Project veteran William Penney. It was originally designated as the Atomic Weapons…

Dartmouth, Devon, was a significant coal bunkering port for steamships from the late 19th century, employing large numbers of tough, competitive workers called coal lumpers who manually loaded coal from barges/hulks into ships' bunkers, a dangerous but well-paid job until mechanization and changing ship types led to its decline around the First World War. For details about how to…