Pre 1650

Oare/Faversham is one of the few places in Britain that can claim a long association with gunpowder. Production is known to have commenced before 1558. It may have been started by the last Abbot of Faversham – John Caslock – in the period 1499-1538, making it the earliest production site in Britain.

It is said that 36 barrels of gunpowder made at Faversham were used by Guy Fawkes and the other conspirators in their plot to blow up the old Houses of Parliament in 1605.

Guy Fawkes

Things You Can Do
Visit Oare Gunpowder Works
Change Through Time
A Present Day Virtual Tour

Other Websites
Faversham Society

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