The film is an induction and training video for new recruits to the plant. You can find out more about the film from a story by BBC Local News.

It was unearthed by scientist David Cooper from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Porton Down, Salisbury, which still monitors the site even though it has today been reclaimed as a nature reserve.

David found the film among files from predecessors after visiting Rhydymwyn and realised the archive footage was of the Valley Works site.

More info

• Old photos & film - inside the works during WWII
• New photos - inside the works today
• Watch & Listen - learn more about the site's history
• Nature reclaims Valley Works
• Panoramic photos
• Your views: Did you work there?
• WWII mini site
• Rhydymwyn memories

External weblinks

• www.dstl.gov.uk - Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)
• www.opcw.org - Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
• www.dti.gov.uk - UK Chemical Weapons Convention National Authority