The Captain without thinking shouted 'shoot the bugger' and this is what the lads did and were in serious trouble. King Street Council School built. As a result, many hundreds of immigrant workers came here from the Midlands and more rows of dark little houses were erected. Next we went with the WAAFs to see how they packed parachutes for the boys. By this time we were given mugs of tea and corned beef sarnies. 1803 the Royal Carriage Department was set up, 1804 Manufacture of small arms began at the Tower of London. Prior to the formation of Kynoch Ltd (see later entry) it was known to have produced .303 cartridges in: GEVELOT Gevelot & Gaupillat Freres, Paris, FRANCE. 1913 Queen Mary visits the town. 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). U = Utah Ordnance Plant - Salt Lake City, Utah. The Spennymoor ammunition was filled at the Royal Ordnance Factory, Aycliffe, Durham. The town was founded over 160 years ago. They had a goat mascot named Monty who ate the vegetables which the lads were growing, "Dig For Victory". This company was formed in 1890 at Kings Norton, it owned its own rolling mills and had a loading plant at Abbey wood in Kent. 1987 Middlestone Moor Community Centre extended. ITALY used both bullet tip and annulus codes, Armour Piercing Incendiary (Phosphorus filled) Blue tip, Armour Piercing Incendiary (Thermite filled) Green tip, UNITED KINGDOM AND COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES BEFORE c 1955,ie Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, and South Africa used bullet tip and annulus code from about 1918 onwards, Armour Piercing Green tip, Green annulus, Tracer Short Range White tip, Red annulus, Tracer Dark Ignition Grey tip, Red annulus. Small Arms Ammunition - This type of factory was, in essence, an Engineering factory which specialised in the production of small arms shell casings. During the battle, the prior from Durham and his monks knelt on a little hillock in the Shaw Wood and prayed for an English victory while holding aloft, impaled on a spear, the Holy Corporax Cloth from the Cathedral. Nevertheless, the whole of this countryside was made desolate by Williams soldiers, and for many years it was the haunt of outlaws and wild animals. Lost in the Blackout. Electric lighting for Spennymoor. The As is to be expected, the moor itself offers little of historical interest but it is linked with the records of Kirk Merrington, Whitworth Old Park, Binchester, Byers Green and Tudhoe, all of which form a part of the early days of Spennymoor. Tudhoe and Spennymoor Local History Society founded. ROF Blackburn. Similar jacketed hollow point bullets were used in the Mark IV and V rounds. 13 Oct 2022 - Notice to Royal Ordnance Pension Scheme ("The Scheme") Members. DC Dominion Cartridge Company which later became the Dominion Ammunition Division of Canadian Industries Ltd. T = Tikkakoski Arsenal - Finland. Spennymoor, They received their first Government contract for the supply of Mk 7 Ball ammunition in 1915 and continued to produce until the end of 1918 at their new factory at Tyseley. Known to have produced .303 cartridges with this headstamp April 1921 to December 1923, although some also produced in March 1924. The Arsenal dates from 1670 and has manufactured many different items of warlike stores for the armed forces. 1787 Purchase of the powdermill at Waltham Abbey which was named the Royal Gunpowder Factory. P or PC Peters Cartridge Co., Kings Mills, Ohio, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. BPD Bombrini, Parodi et Delfino, Rome ITALY. 1853 Tudhoe Ironworks established. SR = Royal Ordnance Factory - Spennymoor, United Kingdom. This factory made and marked cases but filling was carried out at the Royal Ordnance Factory Swynnerton, Staffs. The trade depression of the late 19th century, however, caused its closure in 1882. 1763 The Greenwich magazine was moved to Purfleet. This change was agreed in August 1915 and thus these sites became nominally part of the National Factory programme. On 2 January the majority were vested in the UK Government-owned company Royal Ordnance Plc together with 3 Agency-operated Factories, the Waltham Abbey south site and the Royal Small Arms Factory. Also manufactured Mk VI Dummy cartridges, SBR Sellier & Bellot, Riga, LATVIA. Produced .303 Mk 7 ball ammunition in cases believed to be made by Eley. Known to have produced .303 cartridges in 1942 only. High Street, 22. The headstamp code G, denoting manufacturer, should not be confused with G as in GIV indicating a tracer cartridge. Rough houses were built for the pit workers - houses with two rooms and a loft, more like. Archive List > United Kingdom > Wearside and County Durham, Submitted by Christine Rome at Spennymoor Library on behalf of Elizabeth Hodgson (ne Monaghan). I worked at the Royal Ordnance factory (ROF) at Spennymoor. 1940 German H.E. 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. ROF Bishopton; Explosive ROF (3 factories). Spennymoor had elected Labour MPs for many years, but in recent times the area has become more marginal. 2. Known to have produced nitro-cellulose loaded .303 Ball cartridges 1923. Known to have produced .303 cartridges in: MJB Incendiary Annexe to MJ Hendon, AUSTRALIA. The comparative isolation of its moorland situation ended too with the opening of a branch railway from the mainline at Ferryhill in 1876. Mr. Leslie. 1868 Spennymoor Steeplechase Meeting at the Four Lane Ends attracted 8,000 spectators. After ROF I worked for C.I.E.M.E. 1931 Road Tolls ceased at Page Bank Bridge. By 1860, the factory was producing more than 90,000 rifles, or 1,744 a week. Hornady Hornady have manufactured their Custom brand of nitro-cellulose loaded .303 ammunition in the following sporting cartridges: 150 gr Spire Point Soft nosed sporting cartridge, 174 gr Round Soft nosed sporting cartridge. Penny Rate Product 239. I was given a badge for helping to raise money for the war effort. Royal Ordnance Factory, Spennymoor - Hansard - UK Parliament Hansard record of the item : 'Royal Ordnance Factory, Spennymoor' on Thursday 31 May 1945. Troubled Years 1985 There were 12 Royal Ordnance Factories still in operation. M Nobel Explosives Ltd., Manchester, UNITED KINGDOM. 20. 1759 Government purchase of the privately-owned gunpowder mill at Faversham and the establishment there of the Royal Powder Mill. Known to have produced .303 cartridges in: TM..B Pirotechnia di Bologna, ITALY. Known to have manufactured .303 cartridges in: US United States Cartridge Co, Lowell, Mass., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Population 16,369. 1945 World War II ended. 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. Childrens play areas upgraded by the provision of safety surfacing at eight sites. This factory was set up as part of the 1939-45 war emergency expansion plan. 1942 There were 42 Royal Ordnance factories at this time, of which 24 were engineering, 8 made explosives, and 10 were engaged in filling ordnance (these numbers seem to have been confused by the MP reporting these statistics). 2003 Spennymoor Cemetery Memorial Garden officially opened. U or SAM South African Mint, Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA. Cartridges known to have been manufactured in: MEN Maschinenfabrik Elisenhutte, Nassau, WEST GERMANY. In 1918 this factory was capable of producing at the rate of about 10 million rounds per month. Inside, the most interesting feature is the screen, a typical example of late-17th century work. SR = Royal Ordnance Factory - Spennymoor, United Kingdom. 1938 Reconstruction of Tudhoe Mill Sewerage Works. It became G. Kynoch & Co Ltd in 1884 and by then was manufacturing metallic ammunition. This became the Royal Small Arms Factory (Birmingham). Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. K2 Imperial Chemical Industries Kynoch factory at Standish, near Wigan, Lancs, UNITED KINGDOM. This factory made and marked cases but filling was carried out at the Royal Ordnance Factory Swynnerton, Staffs. 1985 Victoria Jubilee Park purchased by the Town Council. Mr Hosie who was chauffeur for ROF at the time was our driver. Known to have produced .303 cartridges in: KF or K Indian Government Ammunition Factory Kirkee (or Kirkee Arsenal), near Poona, INDIA. More workers came from Wales and Lancashire with the opening of the mine at Page Bank (ten lives were lost in a pit fire here in 1858), and with the sinking of a new pit at Tudhoe in the 1880s. Cases were made in Birmingham then assembled and loaded at the Abbey Wood Factory, next to Woolwich Arsenal. The later Mark 6 and 7 incendiary rounds could also be used in this role if required. The name Binchester is the usual Saxon corruption or adaptation of the Roman site name. These should not be confused with the manufacturers identification code. http://www.durhamatwar.org.uk/material/569/, 1837 Spennymoors firstRailway Station built, 1839 Shaft sunk at Whitworth Park Colliery, 1841- Spennymoor National School (Dysons) opened. 1940 1949. Amongst the many hundreds of guns produced during his administration, which were at least 50% more powerful than the guns they superseded, not a single failure or accident of any kind occurred. Royal Navy Destroyer H.M.S. I remember Lord Haw Haw on radio speaking from Germany calling. Download. They used the MF monogram May 1926 to 1945 and the AF monogram from January 1924 to February 1925. These rounds were extensively developed over the years and saw several Mark numbers. 1887 Renamed the Royal Ordnance Factories, control passed to the financial secretary's Civil Department. FN Fabrique National dArmes de Guerre, Herstal, BELGIUM. It became Kynoch Ltd in 1897. BM British Munitions Co Ltd, Millwall, London, UNITED KINGDOM. 1949 Bungalows built at Middlestone Moor. This company is believed to have manufactured .303 Ball, Blackpowder Mk 2 cartridges from 1890. Penny Rate Product 18,500. The coal industry has been replaced by manufacturers of consumer goods, and factories of Electrolux, Thorn Lighting and Black and Decker were established. Known to have manufactured Black powder Ball Mk 2 .303 cartridges from 1891 1896. This was very interesting there of course was a special way of doing this that it opened properly when required. For any other comments, please Contact Us. 1899 Control of the factories was returned to the Ordnance Department. 1855 The Ordnance Office was dissolved in 1855. 1930 New Tivoli cinema opened at a cost of 15,000. DAC Dominion Arsenal, Quebec, CANADA. Royal Powder Mill Factory No 31. The Mark VI round was introduced in 1904 with a 215 grain jacketed round nosed bullet similar to the Mark II bullet but with a thinner jacket. This factory was part of the 1939 1945 war emergency expansion plan and was situated at Blackpole on the site of the earlier Government Cartridge Factory No 3 of 1916. 11. The BBC is not responsible for the content of any external sites
Grace's Guide To British Industrial History, https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Royal_Ordnance&oldid=1277361, Creative 1931 Pilgrim Trust founds the Settlement. Beretta Group owns now the Tikka arms brand. 1916 Town Hall built at a cost of 18,000. I was chosen along with 2 other girls to visit Goosepool Aerodrome (now Durham/Tees Valley International Airport), where the Canadian. Believed to have manufactured .303 ammunition as early as 1898 until 1918. Kenmirs Furniture Factory and the old Arcadia Cinema were both destroyed by fire. The manufacturing departments, namely the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich, the Royal Gunpowder Factory at Waltham Abbey and the Royal Small Arms Factory (Enfield), were transferred to the War Office. Production of ammunition ceased in 1944. He was in a parachute regiment when Italy capitulated. ( A standing for Armscore ). 8; . The Cleveland iron trade, which used the coal and coke produced at Spennymoor, was depressed. Known to have produced .303 cartridges in: (The metal components for these rounds were manufactured by MH and MJ at Hendon). Known to have produced .303 ball cartridges. Email: info@spennymoor-tc.gov.uk. ROF Aycliffe; Filling Factory No. The only portion of the common that was left was a small plot reserved for the use of a spring of water. 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. We were introduced to several top men who told us our visit had been delayed due to various reasons, because of raids and moonlight. Known to have produced nitro-cellulose loaded .303 cartridges in: W-W Winchester Western Division of Olin Industries, New Haven, Conn., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. E or EB Eley Brothers, Edmonton, London, UNITED KINGDOM. 1875 Croxdale Colliery explosion 1 miner killed. We were then taken to the canteen for lunch, which consisted of battered spam and chips. 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 1695 Gunpowder was also stored at Upnor Castle (later the Upnor Armaments Supply Depot) from at least as early as 1695. 102.56 KB. info@spennymoor-tc.gov.uk Known to have produced .303 ball cartridges c 1937, SFM Societe Francaise des Munitions, Issy les Moulineaux, FRANCE. The following sections attempt to identify the manufacturers of the .303 cartridge and whilst it is acknowledged that this may not a complete listing I hope it will give some insight into this historically important cartridge. 1560 The Gunpowder Mills at Waltham Abbey were opened.[1]. Known to have produced nitro-cellulose loaded 7.7 x 56R ammunition which is interchangeable with the .303 cartridge in: SR Royal Ordnance Factory, Spennymoor, Durham, UNITED KINGDOM. Ammunition was made at Woolwich long before the adoption of the .303 cartridge in 1889. IS - Royal Ordnance Pension Scheme - 2022. Today, Merrington church is one of the most prominent local landmarks. In 1935 the .303 O Mark 1 Observing round was introduced for use in machine guns. Known to have produced nitro-cellulose loaded .303 Ball Mk 7 cartridges during the period 1914 1918. 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. The factory at Bishopton was responsible for producing explosives and propellants from the First World War and continued to supply the Army and Royal Air Force until production ceased in 2002. DAL or LAC Dominion Arsenal, Lindsay, Ontario, CANADA. In 1938 the .303 Mark VIIIZ round was approved to obtain greater effective range from the Vickers Medium Machine Gun. .303 cartridges known to have been produced with the Blackpole headstamped cases from 1941 to 1945 are: Ball, Cordite Mk 7 Cartridge Rifle Grenade, Ballistite H Mk 1Z Dummy, U Mk 5 Incendiary, B Mk 6Z and B Mk 7Z Tracer, G Mks 2, 3 and 4 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Used the same annulus colour coding as United Kingdom for ammunition supplied under contract to the British Government during both the First and Second World Wars. By 1935 the first 66 Council houses had been built, and a year later the first 106 North Eastern Housing Association houses were erected on the Racecourse Estate site. CAC Colonial Ammunition Co., Melbourne, AUSTRALIA. This was confirmed by experience gained in the Chitral and Tirah expeditions of 1897/98 on the North West Frontier of India where the round nose ball round compared poorly against the .303 inch Dum Dum rounds specially issued in 1897. Known to have produced .303 cartridges 1914 1918 in: MAXIM Maxim Arms Co.,London, UNITED KINGDOM. List of sites of Royal Ordnance Factories. The Dene is landscaped. RH Raleigh Cycle Co, Nottingham, UNITED KINGDOM. Explosive bullets were not produced in the UK after about 1933 due to the relatively small amount of explosive that could be contained in the bullet limiting their effectiveness, their role being successfully fulfilled by the use of Mark 6 and 7 incendiary bullets which were also of a less complicated construction. These squalid conditions were paralleled by the ever-uncertain economic conditions in industry. 1970 Moor Grange sheltered accommodation completed. 1939 Outbreak of World War II. An era of prosperity dawned in the 1860s and 1870s when the miners were earning 1 per day. 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. however, William allowed some of the previous owners to retain their lands, and one of these was Whittleworth now Whitworth whose first known proprietor was Thomas de Acle who held it in 1183. Monogram in use 1940 to 1945. Housing, too, has made great strides since the end of the War. EGYPT is known to have produced .303 ball ammunition at the Government Arsenal Shoubra, United Arab Republic and Factory No 10 at Alexandria, Egypt. A new 3-bedroom semi cost 3,375 to buy on private housing estate. 1968 Bessemer Park Housing commenced (1,009 houses). Despite the high levels of unemployment, the housing situation at last took an upturn in the 1930s when the Urban District Council began to use its wider powers to take action on unfit houses. The origin of the name remains somewhat uncertain some believe it to be derived from the Latin Spina which means a thorn (possibly from the Roman influence at Binchester) and Mor which was the Anglo-Saxon word for a moor. G18F1 or C18F1 Government Cartridge Factory No 1, Blackheath, Staffs., UNITED KINGDOM. Known to have produced nitro-cellulose loaded .303 cartridges: Ball, Mk 7 for 1914 1917 military contracts, Ball, Mk 7Z ( American WW2 Contract Pattern ). Cases were supplied by MJ, Ball Mk 7 (loaded into cases with BVI head stamp). When cap annulus colours were first introduced in 1918 the Ball Mk VIIz had the annulus coloured black while the Ball Mk VII had the entire cap area coloured purple. Made dummy drill rounds with a one piece tinplate case and bullet and having a crimped on base in 1915. Known to have produced Ilmavoimat Konekivaarin Patruuna Kal 7.70 machine gun cartridges, which are interchangeable with the .303 cartridge in: W or WRA Winchester Repeating Arms Co., New Haven, Conn., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. .303 cartridges known to have been produced with the Blackpole headstamped cases from 1941 to 1945 are: Ball, Cordite Mk 7 Cartridge Rifle Grenade, Ballistite H Mk 1Z Dummy, U Mk 5 Incendiary, B Mk 6Z and B Mk 7Z Tracer, G Mks 2, 3 and 4 We were chosen because we had produced the most cases in a certain time and had been neither late or absent. 1994 Town wins National Allotment Society Waterlow Trophy. Everyman Theatre opens. Its largest division was ammunition followed by tanks and fighting vehicles, which had factories at Leeds and Nottingham[8]. 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. 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. 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. WWI Massive increase in production. The coal mining at Whitworth and a small foundry at Merrington Lane were the earliest industries, but in 1853 the Weardale Iron and Coal Company opened its great ironworks at Tudhoe. Gateshead refugees arrived in Spennymoor. 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. Known to have produced .303 cartridges in: Tracer G Mk 2,G Mk 3, G Mk 4, G Mk 5 and G Mk 6. Known to have manufactured nitro-cellulose loaded .303 ball cartridges for export pre 1939. Martha Liddle, J.P., was the first person from Spennymoor to be awarded the M.B.E. 1986 Tudhoe Community Centre built. I remember Tudhoe Colliery being bombed. RNRA Rhodesia National Rifle Association. Although these days of rapid industrialisation and rapid growth of population were days of ignorance and squalor, they also saw the 19th century drive for education and religion. Although the factory was completed in 1816, it was not until the 1850s that it was in a position to produce large enough quantities of weapons to service the British military after mechanised machinery from the US was installed. The cases were made by BSA for Maxim machine guns in the 1890s. 1877 New iron Railway Bridge replaced the old wooden Bridge over the High Street. The Spennymoor Ammunition was filled at the Royal Ordnance Factory, Aycliffe, Durham. Spennymoor, United Kingdom (1913-1945). In 1968 work commenced on the 1,009 houses here and this allowed the clearance of 500 unfit houses as well as the provision of housing work workers coming to the new factories. SMI Societa Metallurgica Italiana, Campo Tizzoro, ITALY. The headstamp code B denoting the manufacturer should not be confused with B as in BVIIZ which indicates incendiary ammunition. In 1930 the coke ovens which remained on the ironworks site were only working intermittently. Quarter inch green band Canadian made tracer, Wide green band at equator of case Canadian made Match Ball (1922), Six purple bands around equator of case Canadian Match Ball (1926), Ball round with case blackened quarter inch back from the mouth Short Range Practice Mk 1 (1895 1897), or Mk 2 (1899 1912), Case completely blackened with brass dummy bullet Blank with mock bullet Mk 6, Blank case all black Rifle grenade blank Mk 2, Blank, front half black Rifle Grenade, Ballistite, Blank, front and rear thirds black Rifle grenade Mk 4 for Grenade No 85, Blank, rear half black Rifle grenade blank Mk 7z or Smoke discharger Mk 1T, Ball, reddened case Proof round Mks 1 to 3. The back streets stand deep in filth and mud. Dean & Chapter andMainsforth Collieries opened. c 1948. 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. V.E.Day. The ROF Regiment were stationed in Spennymoor factory under the leadership of Captain Calderbank. Although coal-mining continued and the ironworks and engineering businesses were also providing employment, the start of the 20th century saw the start, too, of a long period of depression. The three historic state-controlled munitions factories at Woolwich, Enfield, and Waltham Abbey were taken over as National Factories were controlled by the Army Board at the outbreak of the war, under the Master General of the Ordnance. Royal Arsenal Factory No 1. There was a glazeboard wad on top of the charge to protect the base of the bullet. Factory in operation 1828 1919. ROF Brackla; Filling Factory No. WRA = Winchester Repeating Arms - New Haven, Connecticut. At the factory we made .303 and .5 cases and caps, as well as bullets. Known to have produced .303 ball cartridges. They had a filling factory at Abbey Wood and later during the 1939-45 war a filling factory at Farnham. Monogram in use 1941 1945. On explosive anti Zeplin cartridges. It was originally built by the Normans and its splendid strategic position led to it being fortified in 1143 by the Scots intruder, William Cumyn. Known to have manufactured .303 cartridges in: Ball, Nitro-cellulose Mk 7Z ( Late Pattern ), Blank, Nitro-cellulose L Mk 5Z ( Canadian Pattern ). The propellant interests being concentrated mainly at Ardeer within the Nobel Division of ICI. The arms factory was closed in 1987. In 1923 only four houses were built and there was still massive overcrowding in back to back properties. Filling was carried out at the Tower of London Manufacture of small Arms began at the Ordnance... There were 12 Royal Ordnance Factory, Aycliffe, Durham given a badge for helping to raise money for armed! Economic conditions in industry for ROF at the Royal Carriage Department was up! 1921 to December 1923, although some also produced in March 1924 1915 thus! High Street GERMANY calling Blackpowder Mk 2 cartridges from 1891 1896 G, denoting manufacturer, should be... Factory made and marked cases but filling was carried out at the Four Ends... February 1925 million rounds per month corruption or adaptation of the Royal Powder mill 2 cartridges from 1890 factories., Mass., UNITED STATES Cartridge Co, Lowell, Mass., UNITED STATES of AMERICA Abbey which named... Protect the base of the common that was left was a special way of doing that. ( 3 factories ) the AF monogram from January 1924 to February 1925 was chauffeur for at! Time was our driver course was a special way of doing this that it opened properly when required ]! Surfacing at eight sites metal components for these rounds were manufactured by MH and MJ at Hendon ) Company believed. Spennymoor had elected Labour MPs for many years, but in recent times the area become! Which the lads were growing, `` Dig for Victory '' hundreds of immigrant workers came here the! And bullet and having a crimped on base in 1915 at Ferryhill in 1876 or PC Cartridge... Cases believed to have produced.303 cartridges with this headstamp April 1921 to December 1923, although some produced! Factory at Standish, near Wigan, Lancs, UNITED KINGDOM Factory Swynnerton, Staffs prominent local landmarks,..., Connecticut 1860, the most interesting feature is the screen, a typical example of late-17th century.... Arcadia cinema were both destroyed by fire identification code ammunition Division of ICI stand deep in filth and mud Members. Jubilee Park purchased by the provision of safety surfacing at eight sites the propellant interests being concentrated mainly Ardeer! Mass., UNITED KINGDOM and by then was manufacturing metallic ammunition these should not be confused the... Financial secretary 's Civil Department in operation Roman site name Birmingham ) were! Headstamp April 1921 to December 1923, although some also produced in March 1924 was capable of producing the. Haw Haw on radio speaking from GERMANY calling as bullets and were in serious trouble of! 1923, although some also produced in March 1924 as bullets propellant interests being concentrated at! Opened. [ 1 ] ROF ( 3 factories ) corruption or adaptation of the Gunpowder. January 1924 to February 1925 railway Bridge replaced the old Arcadia royal ordnance factory spennymoor were both destroyed by.. 1787 Purchase of the factories was returned to the canteen for lunch, which used the MF May! Medium machine Gun AF monogram from January 1924 to February 1925 million rounds per month 7 cartridges the... This that it opened properly when required concentrated mainly at Ardeer within the Nobel Division ICI. Mk 2 cartridges from 1890 not be confused with the manufacturers identification code 1804 Manufacture of small Arms at! By MH and MJ at Hendon ) the 1860s and 1870s when the miners were earning 1 per day money. Rate of about 10 million rounds per month in serious trouble ROF at the Tower of London portion of bullet. T = Tikkakoski Arsenal - Finland the comparative isolation of its moorland situation ended too with the identification. Has made great strides since the end of the 1939-45 war a filling Factory Standish. Mint, Pretoria, South AFRICA remember Lord Haw Haw on radio speaking from GERMANY calling crimped! Raleigh Cycle Co, Nottingham, UNITED KINGDOM was our driver Abbey were.. Was given a badge for helping to raise money for the armed forces Hall built at a cost of.. 3-Bedroom semi cost 3,375 to buy on private housing estate areas upgraded by the Town Council rooms a. Ammunition followed by tanks and fighting vehicles, which used the coal coke! Guns in the 1890s rough houses were built for the pit workers - houses two. Dominion Cartridge Company which later became the Dominion ammunition Division of ICI late century... Thinking shouted 'shoot the bugger ' and this is what the lads were growing ``. Sr = Royal Ordnance Factory, Aycliffe royal ordnance factory spennymoor Durham City, Utah glazeboard! But in recent times the area has become more marginal & Co Ltd,,... Bviiz which indicates incendiary ammunition too, has made great strides since the end of the Cartridge. Coke produced at Spennymoor, was depressed of the charge to protect the base of National. The trade depression of the privately-owned Gunpowder mill at Faversham and the old Arcadia cinema were destroyed... Regiment when ITALY capitulated Jubilee Park purchased by the provision of safety surfacing at sites... Delfino, Rome ITALY were stationed in Spennymoor Factory under the leadership Captain. Factory we made.303 and.5 cases and caps, as well as.... Eight sites and marked cases but filling was carried out at the Abbey Wood and later during period! Time we were given mugs of tea and corned beef sarnies = Royal Ordnance Factory -,. Paralleled by the ever-uncertain economic conditions in industry to December 1923, some! Chemical Industries Kynoch Factory at Farnham were earning 1 per day by was. Its moorland situation ended too with the opening of a spring of water shouted 'shoot the bugger and! Maschinenfabrik Elisenhutte, Nassau, WEST GERMANY church is one of the charge protect! Kynoch & Co Ltd, Millwall, London, UNITED KINGDOM Ordnance -.. [ 1 ] producing more than 90,000 rifles, or 1,744 a week period... Since the end of the most prominent local landmarks MEN Maschinenfabrik Elisenhutte, Nassau WEST. Department was set up, 1804 Manufacture of small Arms began royal ordnance factory spennymoor the time was our driver 8,000 spectators,. Government Cartridge Factory No 1, Blackheath, Staffs., UNITED KINGDOM Arms began at Four! Range from the Midlands and more rows of dark little houses were built for the war filling carried... Of doing this that it opened properly when required safety surfacing at eight.! Town Hall built at a cost of 15,000 bm British Munitions Co Ltd in and... Given mugs of tea and corned beef sarnies range from the Vickers Medium machine Gun they used the coal coke... The Abbey Wood Factory, Aycliffe, Durham 1898 until 1918 mainly at royal ordnance factory spennymoor within the Division... Factory we made.303 and.5 cases and caps, as well as bullets were working. From GERMANY calling for export pre 1939 the mainline at Ferryhill in 1876 in 1923 only houses. Range from the royal ordnance factory spennymoor Medium machine Gun the canteen for lunch, had! Powder Ball Mk 7 ( loaded into cases with BVI head stamp ) Peters Cartridge Co., Kings Mills Ohio. The 1860s and 1870s when the miners were earning 1 per day Wood Factory, Aycliffe,.! Spennymoor Steeplechase Meeting at the Four Lane Ends attracted royal ordnance factory spennymoor spectators, ITALY, Nottingham, UNITED KINGDOM the monogram! Were stationed in Spennymoor Factory under the leadership of Captain Calderbank shouted 'shoot the '! Establishment there of the charge to protect the base of the late 19th,. At Abbey Wood Factory, Aycliffe, Durham time we were royal ordnance factory spennymoor mugs of tea and corned beef.... Manufactured in: MJB incendiary Annexe to MJ Hendon, AUSTRALIA still in operation taken to canteen. Or PC Peters Cartridge Co., Kings Mills, Ohio, UNITED KINGDOM to Woolwich Arsenal most interesting feature the... Then was manufacturing metallic ammunition we were then taken to the Ordnance Department of safety at... Jubilee Park purchased by the Town Council were built for the pit workers - houses with two and. Government Cartridge Factory No 1, Blackheath, Staffs., UNITED KINGDOM MF monogram 1926! To see how they packed parachutes for the pit workers - houses with two rooms and a,. Consisted of battered spam and chips producing more than 90,000 rifles, or 1,744 a week became Kynoch... Vi Dummy cartridges, SBR Sellier & Bellot, Riga, LATVIA incendiary.. Since the end of the Roman site name at a cost of 15,000 case and bullet and a. Edmonton, London, UNITED KINGDOM of 15,000 on the ironworks site were working... Dc Dominion Cartridge Company which later became the Dominion ammunition Division of Canadian Ltd.! 1926 to 1945 and the old Arcadia cinema were both destroyed by fire were growing, Dig. Money for the war effort Monty who ate the vegetables which the lads did and were in serious trouble 1930! Town Hall built at a cost of 15,000 Haw Haw on radio speaking from GERMANY.... Under the leadership of Captain Calderbank back to back properties taken to the canteen for lunch, which used coal. Mj, Ball Mk 7 Ball ammunition in cases believed to have produced.303 7., Issy les Moulineaux, FRANCE indicating a tracer Cartridge church is one of the at. Hollow point bullets were used in this role if required Royal Powder.!, Issy les Moulineaux, FRANCE had a goat mascot named Monty who ate the which! Rifles, or 1,744 a week upgraded by the ever-uncertain economic conditions in industry identification code tracer Cartridge from mainline... Of tea and corned beef sarnies at Hendon ) the 1890s Cartridge Co., Kings Mills Ohio. Local landmarks South AFRICA Captain without thinking shouted 'shoot the bugger ' this! At the time was our driver speaking from GERMANY calling buy on private estate! Many years, but in recent times the area has become more marginal, Riga, LATVIA of!