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- Faversham, in Kent, England, has claims to be the cradle of the UK's explosives industry: it was also to become one of its main centres. The first gunpowder plant in the UK was established in the 16th century, possibly at the instigation of the abbey at Faversham. With their estates and endowments, monasteries were keen to invest in promising technology. Faversham was well placed. It had a stream which could be dammed at intervals to provide power for watermills. On its outskirts were low-lying areas ideal for the culture of alder and willow to provide charcoal, one of the three key gunpowder ingredients. The stream fed into a tidal creek where sulphur, another key ingredient, could be imported, and the finished product loaded for dispatch to Thames-side magazines. The port was also near the Continent where, in time of war, demand for gunpowder was brisk. (en)
- Faversham explosives industry, é a designação coloquial do se afirma ser, o berço da indústria de explosivos do Reino Unido, que também se tornaria um de seus principais centros de produção. A primeira fábrica de pólvora no Reino Unido foi estabelecida no século XVI, possivelmente por iniciativa da abadia da cidade de . Com suas propriedades e dotações, os mosteiros estavam ansiosos para investir em tecnologia promissora. (pt)
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- Faversham explosives industry, é a designação coloquial do se afirma ser, o berço da indústria de explosivos do Reino Unido, que também se tornaria um de seus principais centros de produção. A primeira fábrica de pólvora no Reino Unido foi estabelecida no século XVI, possivelmente por iniciativa da abadia da cidade de . Com suas propriedades e dotações, os mosteiros estavam ansiosos para investir em tecnologia promissora. (pt)
- Faversham, in Kent, England, has claims to be the cradle of the UK's explosives industry: it was also to become one of its main centres. The first gunpowder plant in the UK was established in the 16th century, possibly at the instigation of the abbey at Faversham. With their estates and endowments, monasteries were keen to invest in promising technology. (en)
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