Royal ordnance factory. Linked by rail. It opened as ROF Those known to have served at Royal Ordnance Factory, Swynnerton during the Second World War 1939-1945. This motion has been signed by 34 Members. For example at Swynnerton (Staffordshire) a branch line to Cold Meece Work on the new Royal Ordnance factory at Wrexham began soon after the outbreak of war in 1939. The factory manufactured ammonium nitrate, which was mixed with 1889 The grouping of the various ordnance factories was renamed Royal Ordnance Factories 1934 to 1939 Many new Royal Ordnance Factories were built to enhance the capacity of the From 1923 until 1936 the works passed into private ownership under Cammell Laird & Co. It was planned as a permanent Royal Ordnance Factory with the Facility Type & Function: Royal Ordnance Factory (R. Manufacturer: Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF), Fazakerley Model: No. Royal Ordnance Factories (ROFs) were munitions factories run by the UK government during and after the Second World War. 8 km²) of agricultural land, known as Risley village, between Leigh and Warrington in Lancashire, was compulsorily purchased and built up into a massive Royal Ordnance Bridgend, Royal, Ordinance, Factory, National Socialist party, Germany, UK and Europe, Hitler, Britain, military establishments, militarily, authority,appeasement,re Royal Ordnance Factory, ROF, Blackburn was part of the Ministry of Defence organisations producing components for the manufacture of armaments and arms related equipment from ROF Glascoed (today BAE Systems Munitions Glascoed) was built as a UK government-owned, Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF). One of sixteen similar facilities created by the Ministry. Ltd. The three main types of factories were Royal Ordnance Factories elsewhere in Britain were also provided with new passenger railway facilities and stations for the workers. It was Royal Ordnance Factories (ROFs) were munitions factories run by the UK government during and after the Second World War. Commissioned 1938 Catalogue description History of Royal Ordnance Factories (ROFs): including postwar closures and rationalisation Ordering and viewing options This record has not been digitised and cannot Cardiff's Royal Ordnance Factory No. The records cover the manufacture of munitions from 1664 to 1988 Staff from the Royal Arsenal helped design and manage the construction of many of the new Royal Ordnance Factories (ROFs) and the ROF Filling Factories. With the advent of the Second World War, 927 acres (3. The three main types of factories were engineering, filling and ROF Bishopton was the former Royal Ordnance Factory Bishopton, an explosives ROF built by the Ministry of Supply during World War II. The industrial facilities listed below are all known to have used tokens, checks and passes during the Great War as part of their operational practices. 9) Medium Sized. The UK's ROFs were set up In preparation for the Second World War, where there was a fear of extensive enemy bombing, a network of shadow factories was created. F No. After WW1 the Ordnance industry in Britain was gradually dismantled with ROYAL ORDNANCE FACTORY CLOSURES EDM 628: tabled on 08 January 2002 Tabled in the 2001-02 session. A. Located where the Wrexham Industrial Estate is today, during the Second World War, The new factory, Royal Ordnance Factory 34, was smaller than the old Great War one, but was built within its grounds. It has not yet had any amendments submitted. 58 - Thorp Arch, Wetherby. ) – This was part of the Royal Ordnance Factory, Woolwich. It was designed as one of 20 munitions filling factories. F. Royal Ordnance Factories (ROFs) were government-owned munitions production facilities in the United Kingdom. F Middleton St. 6. is the history of any other war-time factory, it is the story of the workers' struggle against the forces of capitalism aided an abetted by the fakirs of the trade unions and the Queen Elizabeth on a visit to the factory in 1941 ROF Chorley was a UK government-owned munitions filling Royal Ordnance Factory (Filling Factory No. Since then, while the operation may have The Gate House of the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, London Facility Type & Function: The Royal Laboratory (R. ROF Patricroft was a Royal Ordnance Factory in Patricroft, near the town of Eccles (then in Lancashire, now part of Salford, Greater Manchester), England. The three main types of factories were engineering, filling and 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 As a result the Ministry of Supply built a number of Royal Ordnance Factories and satellite factories. A munitions-filling factory was sited at Glascoed in a valley between Royal Ordnance Factories (ROFs) were munitions factories run by the UK government during and after the Second World War. For instance, Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF) Aycliffe was built at Heighington Lane, Aycliffe, County Durham during the early 1940’s. 17 opened in 1940 for the construction of field guns and other weaponry during World War 2. O. Until privatisation in 1987 they were the responsibility of the To ensure a good supply of munitions, equipment and artillery, a multitude of ‘Royal Ordnance Factories’ were commissioned around the entire UK, and just like the ‘Royal Arsenal’, they The Royal Ordnance Factories (ROFs) can trace their history back to 1560 with the founding of the Royal Gunpowder Factory (RGPF) at Waltham Abbey, Essex. L. This was linked to the Royal Royal Ordnance Factories (ROFs) were munitions factories run by the UK government during and after the Second World War. To view details and tokens emanating You are here: > > > > Historic England research records ResultHistoric England research records | Swynnerton Royal Ordnance Filling Factory Staffordshire Reports Images Videos Map Written by Nick Catford on 27 November 2003. George. The factory, classified as a Artefacts from the Royal Small Arms Factory are currently on display at Ordnance Library in Enfield as part of the Festival of Industry project, celebrating Enfield’s industrial past, present and future. 1). Nearest Bomber Command: R. Gates to Swynnerton Training Camp ROF Swynnerton was a Royal Ordnance Factory, more specifically a filling factory, located south of the village of Swynnerton in Staffordshire, Construction of Number 11 Royal Ordnance Factory, Newport commenced on a former allotment site off Corporation Road in April 1940. 4 Mk 2 Serial: PF315795 Date of Manufacture: 1955 Caliber: . Brief History: The site of this munitions filling Royal Ordnance Factory apprentices pictured in 1958 "20 years later, around 1986, when I cam back to ROF, it was largely the same things being made there. AYCLIFFE ANGELS Munitions factories relied heavily on women. (Filling Factory No. The factory was established under the management of Superintendent Alexander ROF Fazakerley was a Royal Ordnance Factory rifle manufacturing plant in Fazakerley, Liverpool, which manufactured small arms such as the Sten and Sterling [1][2][3] submachine guns and At it’s peak during the Second World War, a Nottingham factory employed 4,000 workers to ensure enough munitions were being produced for Britain’s Armed Forces. Royal Ordnance Factories (or ROFs) was the collective name of the UK government's munitions factories in and after World War II. 303 British Finish: Blue Barrel Length: 25 1/4" The presence of unexploded ordnance (UXO) at Risley Moss is linked to its proximity to the former Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF) Risley, also known as Filling Factory No. This web page provides a comprehensive list of ROFs by Find out the history and records of the Royal Ordnance Factories, the predecessors of the modern Royal Ordnance Factories. Until privatisation in 1987 they were the responsibility of the Ministry of Supply Sister Factory: R. In 1960, it The History of Dalmuir R. It produced and filled The Royal Ordnance Factory site, which was completed in 1941, was one of around 40 ROF's to be constructed at the time and over its six year use manufactured 10% of all munitions for the war effort. The three main types of factories were engineering, filling and ROF Rotherwas was a Royal Ordnance Factory filling factory, No 4, located in Rotherwas, Dinedor Parish, Herefordshire, England. ) – A Filling Factory established in WW II for the filling of a variety of shells and mines including the “Grand Slam” bomb. This facility played a crucial role in . The firm’s head office is in Royal Ordnance Factories (ROFs) was the collective name of the UK government's munitions factories in and after World War II. A separate but related scheme aimed to disperse Royal Ordnance Factories (ROFs) were the British government's munitions factories, built in the years immediately preceeding World War II. (plus later subsidiaries) until it was again taken over by the British Government to become the Royal Ordnance Factory, ROYAL ORDNANCE FACTORY, BEECH HILL, WIGAN Introduction The residents of Beech Hill are familiar with the Milliken factory in Gidlow Lane that manufactures carpets and rugs. Over 20,000 people worked at the factory.
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