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Thi story was gathered by Joan Armstrong at the Tullie House sixtieth anniversary event.
"I am not sure about the accuracy of this story, because I am retelling it from what I can remember of a story my husband's auntie used to tell us.
She was the top secretary to the bosses of Albright and Wilsons in Widnes, one of the major manufacturers of phosphorus at the time. She was in her late teens/early twenties during the war and it was quite unusual for a woman to have such a high position in those days I believe.
Phosphorous was one of the ingredients used in bomb making and the Germans were trying to find out where the factories were in order to bomb them.
Albright and Wilsons was situated on the banks of the river Mersey and bombers got quite close to Liverpool and used to fly up and down the Mersey looking for the factories but could not find them.
At one time the situation became so serious that the factory had to close down for a few days and all the workers were sent home. Aunty Molly and just a few of the top bosses had to stay locked inside the factory for around three days at this time in order to keep the secrets inside the factory secure whilst bombers were flying overhead. She was very frightened."

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