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Is an industrial revolution taking place in London?1 hour agoAnna O'Neill, London, SouthwarkandClifford Thompson, LondonBBCEngineer Rafe Dignan never thought he would find a manufacturing job in LondonFrom the late 1700s until the mid 20th Century, London was an industrial powerhouse. British-made goods dominated world trade: factories making clothing and furniture coughed out smoke and created the infamous London 'pea-soup' smog. By the 1950s, London was at the heart of car manufacturing, with Ford in Dagenham employing 40,000 people at its sprawling plant in the East End. These days Ford has downsized, and the capital's factories have been replaced by a thriving service industry of finance, technology and hospitality. But the opening of two large new factories in Southwark is creating a buzz around the return of industry to the heart of London. "At the moment we're making a cover for a jet engine," says Eoghan MacLeod, a computer numerically controlled machinist (CNC) working alongside a futuristic-looking cubicle full of busy machinery cutting metal.