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The Royal Small Arms Factory
Enfield
&
Its Workers

by David Pam

The Royal Small Arms Factory had its origins among the mists and marshes along the River Lea in the desolate days around the end of the Napoleanic Wars. This is the story of the working class community which grew up around the factory at Enfield Lock; their skills, their sufferings, their houses, their efforts for self-improvement, their pleasures, pubs, politics, and religion.

This book presents the history of RSAF - Enfield, with special emphasis on the people who made this firearms factory one of the finest in the world. The RSAF Enfield Apprentices Association was instrumental in the book's creation, and the Association enthuiastically endorses Pam's work.

About the Author:

Since his retirement in 1982, David Pam has written four books: The Story of Enfield Chase was followed by a History of Enfield in three volumes: A Parish Near London, A Victorian Suburb, and A Desirable Neighborhood.

David Pam is a vice-president of the Enfield Preservation Society and of the Edmonton Hundred Historical Society. He was formerly Local History and Museums Officer to the London Borough of Enfield.

• Introduction
• Acknowledgements
• Ch 1 -- Beginning at Enfield Lock
• Ch 2 -- George Lovell
• Ch 3 -- Mass Production
• Ch 4 -- A Cloud of Uncertainty
• Ch 5 -- Boer War Prosperity
• Ch 6 -- The Great War
• Ch 7 -- Between the Wars
• Ch 8 -- The War Years and After
• Ch 9 -- Privatization and Closure
• Index