Royal Ordnance Factory. This factory made and marked cases but filling was carried out at the Royal Ordnance Factory Swynnerton, Staffs. Cordite consisted of 58% Nitro-glycerine, 37% Nitro-cellulose and 5% Mineral Jelly and was normally pressed into cord form but tubular, tape, flaked and sliced cordite were also used. Early site history and production [ edit] First World War [ edit] A A On cartridges c 1917 indicated a Pomeroy explosive incendiary Mk 2 bullet, C on early pre 1912 cartridges denoted a Cordite propellant charge, K On cartridges c 1918 indicated a Brock explosive incendiary bullet, Z indicated a nitro-cellulose propellant charge in the cartridge. The Cleveland iron trade, which used the coal and coke produced at Spennymoor, was depressed. 1939 Outbreak of World War II. The Manor of Merrington belonged successively to the priors, monks and dean and chapter of Durham Cathedral. MKEMakina ve Kimya Endustrisi, Kuruma, TURKEY. Known to have produced 7.7 x 56R cartridges which are interchangeable with the .303 cartridge in: RA Remington Arms Co.,Inc., Bridgeport, Conn., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. This company was first formed in 1862 and manufactured percussion caps. Used code U from 1939 1961 and SAM thereafter. This factory was set up as part of the 1939-45 war emergency plans and produced its first complete .303 rounds in October 1940. With the creation of the Ministry of Munitions, it was a logical step for that Ministry to take over supervision of these factories and co-ordinate their production with that of the other National Factories then being established. In 1930 the coke ovens which remained on the ironworks site were only working intermittently. Download. This round had a muzzle velocity of 1830 feet per second and a chamber pressure of about 19 tons per square inch. Custom was when the boys used these parachutes successfully it was usual for them to send a letter of thanks and a present to whoever had packed the parachute as the girls would have their name and address inside the package. Later, effective tracer and incendiary composition operations were also carried out at Witton. information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the The Norman Conquest meant little to the border folk initially, for they had lived with the constant threat of massacre by raiding Picts and Danes, but then Williams soldiers laid waite the county and distributed the Saxon nobles estates among themselves. This cartridge is interchangeable with the .303 British cartridge. The Gordon Street Factory used the monogram MF2 for a short time during 1940. Known to have produced nitro-cellulose loaded .303 Ball cartridges, VIS Atelier de Chargement de Vincennes, FRANCE. G18F1 or C18F1 Government Cartridge Factory No 1, Blackheath, Staffs., UNITED KINGDOM. Royal Arsenal Factory No 1. The 800 house estate at Greenways and the 300 house estate at Tudhoe Grange were started, although it was not until the industrial prosperity of the 1970s that private house building reached 100 a year. public. Servicesheld in Town Hall. Royal Ordnance, including the Royal Ordnance Factories, makers of guns, ammunition and explosives. Believed to have manufactured .303 ammunition as early as 1898 until 1918. Town Centre redeveloped. This factory is known to have produced .303 cartridges in: PS or S Pirotechnico Militar de Seville, SPAIN. Spennymoor Circus and Novely Hippodrome opened. ROF Brackla; ROF 41 at Brackla and ROF 53 at Waterton, ROF Dunham on the Hill; Explosives storage depot. 1944 Christmas Eve a stray German VI Flying Bomb exploded in Tudhoe Cricket Club field at 6 am D-Day, 6th June. ROF Aycliffe; ROF 59 (Filling Factory No. Most of the content on this site is created by our users, who are members of the A Pretoria West Metal Pressings Pty., Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA. 1988 Spennymoor Cricket Club Ground purchased. WRA = Winchester Repeating Arms - New Haven, Connecticut. those of the BBC. Known to have produced .303 cartridges in 1942 only. ROF Steeton; SAA Factory No. After the war in 1918 Kynoch Ltd, in common with most other British small arms ammunition manufacturers, was merged into Explosives Trades Ltd, later to become Nobel Industries. All these villages had common rights on the moor but, as it became denuded by increasing flocks, some of the local people were induced to relinquish their rights and so, gradually, the common became the property of just one owner Merrington Priory. Jubilee Park new Bowling Green created. This factory was set up as part of the 1939-1945 war emergency expansion plan. 1920 Durham County Water Board provides water supply. Band Stand refurbished to its former state. Royal Ordnance Factory, Spennymoor - Hansard - UK Parliament Hansard record of the item : 'Royal Ordnance Factory, Spennymoor' on Thursday 31 May 1945. Set up as part of the 1939-45 war emergency expansion plans. This factory was built in 1916 and was administered on behalf of the Government by the Kings Norton Metal Co. Production of .303 cartridges did not start until late 1918 and the production of all ammunition finally ceased in early 1919. 2003 Spennymoor Cemetery Memorial Garden officially opened. On explosive anti Zeplin cartridges. 1942 1942 1943 1944 Tikkakoski Arsenal - Finland Tikkakoski was the first private arms manufacturer in Finland. Nitro-cellulose filled .303 American WW1 Contract Pattern cartridges were produced during the period 1914 1917 as. Penny Rate Product 23,000. They used the MF monogram May 1926 to 1945 and the AF monogram from January 1924 to February 1925. The small number of factories involved in nuclear weapons production, ROF Burghfield and ROF Cardiff, did not pass over to Royal Ordnance upon privatisation but were transferred to the control of AWRE. In WWI the Ministry of Munitions took over responsibility for manufacture of explosives (see H. M. Explosive Factories) and for filling of munitions (see National Filling Factories and National Projectile Factories, etc). K5 Imperial Chemical Industries Kynoch factory at Kidderminster, Worcestershire., UNITED KINGDOM. 33/4m Bessemer Park Estate completed. referenced. ROF Aycliffe; Filling Factory No. BM British Munitions Co Ltd, Millwall, London, UNITED KINGDOM. Monogram in use 1940 to 1945. Known to have manufactured nitro-cellulose loaded .303 Ball, Mk 7 cartridges. We were introduced to several top men who told us our visit had been delayed due to various reasons, because of raids and moonlight. 8 ROF Beech Hill, Wigan ROF Birtley. Cases were made in Birmingham then assembled and loaded at the Abbey Wood Factory, next to Woolwich Arsenal. List of sites of Royal Ordnance Factories. In 1918 this factory had the capacity to produce about 5.4 million rounds per month. A further reorganisation and expansion followed in 1889 when George Kynoch was ousted from the management and this then culminated in a further change of title to Kynoch Ltd in 1897. The Woolwich site apart from containing all the supportive facilities for the research, design, development, inspection and testing of ammunition also included an extensive range complex on the Plumpstead Marshes. TW = Twin Cities Ordnance Plant - Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1963 too there came the first private building developments to take place since back in the days of the 19th century colliery owners. It is known to have manufactured .303 cartridges in: Cartridge Rifle Grenade, Cordite H Mk 3 and H Mk 5. Later, Binchester became one of the vills of the Earl of Northumberland who held it until 1420 when it passed to the Nevilles who finally forfeited it with other lands in 1569. Troubled Years In addition to colour coding, British and Commonwealth .303 ammunition had a letter code pre 1955 to denote the type of bullet as well as the type of propellant charge. Mr Hosie who was chauffeur for ROF at the time was our driver. T = Tikkakoski Arsenal - Finland. information and 237,145 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them. Chamber pressure however was higher at 20 21 tons per square inch compared to the 19.5 tons per square inch of the Mark VII round. Known to have produced nitro-cellulose loaded .303 cartridges in: Cartridge Rifle Grenade, H Mk 7Z, M11 and M12, FNM Fabrica Nacional de Municoes e Armas Legeiras, Moscavide, PORTUGAL. At the factory we made .303 and .5 cases and caps, as well as bullets. 1899 Control of the factories was returned to the Ordnance Department. Known to have manufactured 7.7 x 56R bulleted blanks, which are interchangeable with the .303 cartridge. The USA had also produced the .303 Pattern 1914, also known as the Rifle No 3 Mk 1 or 1*, for the British Government during the First World War. Known to have produced nitro-cellulose loaded .303 cartridges: Ball, Mk 7 for 1914 1917 military contracts, Ball, Mk 7Z ( American WW2 Contract Pattern ). By 1860, the factory was producing more than 90,000 rifles, or 1,744 a week. By this time we were given mugs of tea and corned beef sarnies. Penny Rate Product 303. In 1420 the Manor of Whitworth and much of the other land in the vicinity, from Raby to Brancepeth, and including Old Park, Byers Green, Newfield and Tudhoe, became Neville property, and the Earl of Westmorland (a Neville) was granted a licence from Bishop Langley to impark 40 acres at Whitworth, and so began the Whitworth park of today. Known to have produced nitro-cellulose loaded .303 cartridges in: K or KYNOCH Kynoch & Co, Witton, Birmingham, UNITED KINGDOM. New Pavilions constructed at Jubilee Park. However, as always in industrial life, boom was followed by bust or near bust, and by 1879 miners wages were down to 4s 9d a day and those of ironworkers to a mere 3s a day. Although these were the only houses built before the war, they did provide some hope and allowed the clearance of some of the worst of the squalid areas. The main factor was the opening in 1941 of a Royal Ordnance Factory at Merrington Lane and since then this estate has provided a constant source of alternative employment to the . This fortress must have been of great strength, for it stood on a height above the River Wear; many coins, urns, altars and pieces of Roman pottery have been found, as well as the remains of a hypocaust of the heating system. Gas Works opened for lighting in Spennymoor. 1968 Bessemer Park Housing commenced (1,009 houses). Known to have produced .303 cartridges up to 1919 in: L There is some confusion over this headstamp code as both Lorenz Ammunition and Ordnance Co, Millwall, London, UNITED KINGDOM and Ludlow and Co, Wolverhampton, Staffs, UNITED KINGDOM are believed to have used a L as their code and both manufactured .303 cartridges between 1887 and 1890. Known to have produced nitro-cellulose loaded 7.7 x 56 M917 ball ammunition, which is interchangeable with the .303 cartridge, AF Small Arms Factory, Footscray, AUSTRALIA. The Arsenal dates from 1670 and has manufactured many different items of warlike stores for the armed forces. 1887 Report by Lord Morley's committee into the Manufacturing Departments of the Army, which consisted of 4 establishments: Woolwich, Waltham Abbey, Enfield and Birmingham; the committee made a number of recommendations for reorganisation, having taken account of modern industrial practices[4]. Known to have produced .303 ball cartridges during 1988. Nevertheless, the situation remained bad and there were still far too many damp, badly lit and ventilated houses opening onto small paved yards or back streets. The assets of the company were taken over in 1918 by Explosives Trades Ltd which soon after was renamed Nobel Industries, this new organisation having been founded to amalgamate most of the explosives and ammunition interests of the many separate companies operating in Britain at that time. The bullet to this round was designed to break up with a puff of smoke on impact with a target or the ground . UT = Utah Ordnance Plant - Salt Lake City, Utah. 1695 Gunpowder was also stored at Upnor Castle (later the Upnor Armaments Supply Depot) from at least as early as 1695. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not B,J,M or N Birmingham Metal and Munitions Co Ltd., Birmingham, UNITED KINGDOM. There was a glazeboard wad on top of the charge to protect the base of the bullet. Temple, Collectors Cartridge Catalogue No 29 by Conjay Arms Company Ltd, Whitneys Heritage, A Study of Cartridges Manufactured by The Colonial Ammunition Company in New Zealand. When we arrived at Goosepool Mr Hosie was not allowed to enter the airport as it was strictly guarded. Incendiary B Mk 3, B Mk 4Z*, B Mk 6, B Mk 6Z. The trade depression of the late 19th century, however, caused its closure in 1882. Penny Rate Product 239. Known to have produced .303 ball cartridges c 1934. 1962 Pavilions added to Merrington Lane playing fields. More than 17,000 women worked at the factory, and Ms Scott said . 1992 Jubilee Park wins Best Park in Town Award in Northumbria in Bloom Competition. 1949 Bungalows built at Middlestone Moor. These factories were given the designation Royal Ordnance Factories (ROF). Johnson, who made a fortune out of it. 20. Object details Category Weapons and ammunition Related period Second World War (production), Second World War (association) Creator Royal Ordnance Factory Spennymoor (GB & Durham) Production date Known to have produced 7.7 x 56R ball cartridges, which are interchangeable with the .303 cartridge. On British military contracts 1940-45 180 & 215 gr jacketed soft point sporting ammunition. When he was finally attacked and overcome, the church roof was destroyed but the building remained as one of most interesting Norman churches in the county until 1850 when it was almost wholly rebuilt although retaining the form of its predecessor. On top of these economic misfortunes came the terrible explosion at Tudhoe Colliery in 1882 when 37 lives were lost. Initially ICI Ltd were to have operated this plant but they were advised in 1940 of the change in plans and the factory was run as a Royal Ordnance Factory by the Ministry of Supply. Production gap from Jan 1921 to March 1921 after the factory was leased to the Government Known to have produced during 1920-21 the .303 cartridges in: CP Crompton Parkinson Ltd, Guiseley, Yorkshire, UNITED KINGDOM, although filling took place at Doncaster (see below). Known to have produced nitro-cellulose loaded .303 Ball cartridges 1923. Wolsey adopted by people of Spennymoor. This is a list of Royal Ordnance Factories. This is an insight into the Aycliffe Royal Ordnance Factory, ROF 59, (1941-1945) and the 'Aycliffe Angels'. 8). Nitro-cellulose propellant however was extensively used during the first and second world wars. 102.56 KB. 1889 William Anderson was appointed Director General of Ordnance Factories, responsible for the ordnance factories, laboratory, carriage department and gun factory at Woolwich Arsenal, the small-arms factories at Enfield and Birmingham, and the gunpowder factory at Waltham Abbey. RTS Richard Threlfall and Sons, UNITED KINGDOM. The Captain without thinking shouted 'shoot the bugger' and this is what the lads did and were in serious trouble. They had a filling factory at Abbey Wood and later during the 1939-45 war a filling factory at Farnham. Although the United States of America did not officially adopt a .303 rifle, it did produce, under the Lend Lease scheme of World War 2, nearly a third of the wartime production of No 4 rifles used by British troops. Most countries do not, unlike Britain, identify the bullet by the headstamp, so such colour markings are often the only way to identify the bullet in use. ROF Blackpole; SAA Factory No. 1984 Royal Ordnance had 19 factories and 19000 employees when vested for privatization. A National School was built and opened in 1841; St.Pauls Church was built at Spennymoor in 1858 and all through these formative years the Non-conformist churches combined welfare work with prayer. Population 16,369. The name Binchester is the usual Saxon corruption or adaptation of the Roman site name. I worked at the Royal Ordnance factory (ROF) at Spennymoor. Edward lll was otherwise engaged at Crecy in France at the time, but his Queen, Phillipa, with the Archbishop of York, the Bishops of Durham, Lincoln and Carlisle, and the Lords Neville and Percy and others marched North, and with an array of 16,000 men, moved along the ridge from Auckland to Merrington. Known to have manufactured .303 cartridges in: MH Small Arms Ammunition Factory No 3, Hendon, AUSTRALIA. I listened to Vera Lynne and Tommy Handley who's catchphrase was 'Ta Ta for now (TTFN)'. Even before the big coal strike of 1926 the collieries had begun to close. Royal Ordnance Factory, Spennymoor, Durham, UK. 299.06 KB. This producer is now known as Metallwerk Elisenhutte GmbH Nassau. It began production of .303 Ammunition in 1941 initially with the headstamp code of two arrows replacing these in 1942 with the code SR. Town wins award in Britain in Bloom Competition. MF or AF Small Arms Ammunition Factory No 1, Footscray, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA. The town was founded over 160 years ago. 1913 Queen Mary visits the town. The later Mark 6 and 7 incendiary rounds could also be used in this role if required. 1869 Shaft sunk at Tudhoe Grange Colliery. The cases were made by BSA for Maxim machine guns in the 1890s. The end of World War II, however, saw this industrial activity greatly curtailed and hard times returned, although without the severity of the earlier pre-war years. Smart and Brown opens on Ordnance Factory site. The ROF Regiment were stationed in Spennymoor factory. DI Defence Industries, Verdun, CANADA. 2005 BAe Land Systems Munitions and Ordnance employs about 1650 people at sites including the former RO sites at Birtley, Bishopton, Bridgwater, Chorley, Glascoed, Radway Green and Shrivenham. ROF Aycliffe; Filling Factory No. Royal Navy Destroyer H.M.S. Electric lighting for Spennymoor. There has been a film made about these men "The guinea pigs". 1942 Both pilots killed when two Hawker Hurricane aircraft collided and crashed at Tudhoe. 1972 Cambridge Theatre/Cinema destroyed by fire. Nothing could well exceed the nuisance attendant on the disposal of excrement and refuse in Spennymoor. Woolwich Arsenal, of which the Royal Laboratory was only a part, is situated in South East London on the River Thames. 39 and 40. Spennymoor Settlement, opened in 1931 with a grant from the Pilgrim Trust, aimed to support the unemployed by encouraging : Tolerant neighbourliness and voluntary social service and {giving} its members opportunities for increasing their knowledge, widening their interests and cultivating their creative powers in a friendly atmosphere. Tudhoe football field created. Her advance guards clashed with some of Douglas men near Ferryhill and chased them back to the bridge at Croxdale (Sunderland Bridge). In 1962 the Metals Division of ICI was reorganised as a separate company known as Imperial Metal Industries (Kynoch) Ltd. During WW1 Kynoch produced in excess of 2,373 million .303 cartridges. I worked at the Royal Ordnance factory at Spennymoor. This Military Arsenal became Nederland Wapen & Munitiefabrikde Kruithoorn NV,s Hertogenbosch and later became Eurometaal. It may be of some interest to learn that during the First World War more than 7,000 million Mk 7 ball cartridges were produced by British factories alone. Butchers Race, one of the Five Lanes which meet at Tudhoe Crossroads, was so named after this foray. E or EB Eley Brothers, Edmonton, London, UNITED KINGDOM. Kirk Merrington football field refurbished. The one good road was maintained by tolls collected at turnpike gates. This factory manufactured cartridges for use by the British Army in India as well as the Indian Army. 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