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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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It's a bit chilly out, but does anyone fancy some football? ❄️⚽

It was this month (January for those who've time travelled) in 1918 that The Mossband Swifts played a match against a team consisting of wounded soldiers.

The Swifts were a women's football team formed in 1917 at H.M. Factory Gretna.
Members of The Mossband Swifts women's football team arranged in three rows. In the front row two players are sat on the floor with a football between them. There are some words on the football, which reads "Mossband A F C 1917." This photo was taken in 1917 and has since been colourised.
January 21, 2026 at 11:36 AM
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Hello. We're new here. 👋

Wondering what devil's porridge is? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle coined the phrase to describe the explosive materials he saw munitions workers at H.M. Factory Gretna mixing in large pans. They were making cordite.

Please don't eat devil's porridge. 💥
#DevilsPorridge #WW1history
Two munitions workers mixing cordite in large nitrating pans inside H.M. Factory Gretna. This is a black and white archive photo from the past.
January 20, 2026 at 12:48 PM