He took an active interest in new technologies of the era which included telegraphic cable. He developed the first machine to cover wire cables. His machine is displayed at the Science Museum in London
In 1906 a bigger site was needed and the cable works next to the Thames in Northfleet was established. In 1959, W T Henley & Co was taken over by the AEI conglomerate. AEI was in turn taken over by industrial giant GEC in 1967. Finally in 1997 the cable operations were divested to T T Electronics.
During the second world war, Henleys were involved in several important military projects. They manufactured degaussing equipment for ships to counteract the threat of German magnetic mines and submarine indicator loops. They made components for PLUTO (pipeline under the ocean) that was used to pump fuel from England to France after the D-Day landings in 1944.
The factory at Northfleet is long gone the the deep shelter built into the cliff face to protect the workforce still remains.
Immediately as lockdown ended I was assigned to a job in Gravesend & my boss was good enough to get us a B & B literally standing on top of the shelters. Would of been rude not to so a quick solo evening eplore was undertaken.
Generator / ventilation room
An alarming amount of chemical toilets, if anyone is looking for one for a ROC restoration there is a few to choose from
The place is huge but repetitive, the seat numbers are testament to the amount of people the bunker would of protected
It is a struggle to get a shot without graffiti in these days though ;-(
& a nice bit of art on the way out
Thanks For Looking
An alarming amount of chemical toilets, if anyone is looking for one for a ROC restoration there is a few to choose from
The place is huge but repetitive, the seat numbers are testament to the amount of people the bunker would of protected
It is a struggle to get a shot without graffiti in these days though ;-(
& a nice bit of art on the way out
Thanks For Looking