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The Devil's Porridge Museum
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We tell the incredible WW1 story of HM Factory Gretna, the greatest munitions factory on Earth. Eastriggs and Gretna Heritage Group SCIO.
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Dare we ask... what did you guess? 👀😂
January 20, 2026 at 5:01 PM
** Waves back from the museum window 👋**
Thank you. 😀
January 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Yes! This was called the State Management Scheme. It continued until 1939 when many people fought to keep it. We have some info about this on display.
January 20, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Fantastic! Thanks. We'll take a look.
January 20, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Someone should have told Sir Arthur Conan Doyle this in 1916.

Let's hope no one confuses their salty porridge with a mix of nitro-glycerine and the gun-cotton. 🤞 😂
January 20, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Thank you. 😀
January 20, 2026 at 1:49 PM