Penicilin production in Clevedon 1944.

Royal Naval Hospital Medical School was moved from London and located at Clevedon in Somerset. By 1944 they were experimenting with the large scale production of Penicillin. It was at this time that my father Mr Jack Bowden was posted here, as a qualified pharmacist in the navy based at Portsmouth. Along with a number of other pharmasistst from various branches of the navy.

This photograph shows some of the people involved. They are left to right Keith Winterbottom,  ?, Jack Bowden, ?, Norman Hobbert. They are stood outside the plant room. The boiler in the background was used to boil either chloroform or acetone used in the streilisation process.  

This image shows a group of pharmacists again with two civilian girls from the neighgouring area.

I believe these to be Left to right Chaplin Keith Winterbottom, Jack Bowden, Norman Hobbet, Charlie Preston and a scotish person whose name s unknown. The names of the two girls is unknown.

Other people involved included these two polish army pharmacists.

This picture shows Jack Bowden in the incubator room

Another photograph inside one of the laboratories again Jack Bowden

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This picture shows an experimental drying machine.

This is a picture of the house that my father Jack lived in while he was at Clevedon owned by Mr & Mrs Charlie Francis Bermuda Clevedon Road Tickenham.

The last photograph shows a general view of the area I assume Tickenham but not sure

If anyone can add any extra information or correct what I have already got please get in touch.