We went to Devil’s Porridge in Gretna yesterday. It is a museum all about World War 1 and 2. We learnt why the museum is where it is. It is there because it was a factory that made cordite for shells that were  used in the war. It was also the biggest cordite factory in the world. We also learnt how it affected the workers (also know as the Gretna  girls).

We learnt that their  teeth fell out, their hair went red and their skin went yellow, so after that they got a new nick name – the canary girls! I had an amazing time going to Devils’ Porridge. I would definitely go again.

 

by Amy Jardine