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. There are entire streets without any closet accommodation whatever and in its stead open wooden boxes are placed opposite nearly every doorway for the reception of the excrement, ashes and other refuse; an arrangement which, besides being revolting to every sense of decency, is stated to be offensive in the extreme, especially in hot weather. DC Dominion Cartridge Company which later became the Dominion Ammunition Division of Canadian Industries Ltd. 1972 Cambridge Theatre/Cinema destroyed by fire. The company was formed in the early 1890s having acquired the Holford Works of the National Arms and Ammunition Company and was in existence for only a short time. The following types of .303 cartridges are known to have been produced during the period 1897 to 1919: Armour Piercing Mks VII.P, VII.W and VII.W.Z, Cartridge Rifle Grenade, Ballistite H Mk 1. 3. ROF Aycliffe; ROF 59 (Filling Factory No. At various times it had propellant factories at Arklow, County Durham, making cordite; at Warsboro Dale, Yorkshire, making blackpowder and at Kynochtown, Stanford Le Hope, Essex, making smokeless powder. 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. Spennymoor had elected Labour MPs for many years, but in recent times the area has become more marginal. 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 coal industry. EGYPT is known to have produced .303 ball ammunition at the Government Arsenal Shoubra, United Arab Republic and Factory No 10 at Alexandria, Egypt. 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. This is a list of Royal Ordnance Factories . This factory was set up as part of the 1939-1945 war emergency expansion plan. ROF Aycliffe; Filling Factory No. 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. Nitro-cellulose filled .303 American WW1 Contract Pattern cartridges were produced during the period 1914 1917 as. British military contracts 1914 1917, Ball, Mk 7Z (Canadian Pattern). 1941 Royal Ordnance Factory opens. 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). Its largest division was ammunition followed by tanks and fighting vehicles, which had factories at Leeds and Nottingham[8]. At the factory we made .303 and .5 cases and caps, as well as bullets. You appear to have JavaScript disabled in your browser settings. Royal Navy Destroyer H.M.S. 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. 39 and 40. An era of prosperity dawned in the 1860s and 1870s when the miners were earning 1 per day. Even by 1938 the situation had improved little. Gas Works opened for lighting in Spennymoor. 1985 Largest European manufacturer of ammunition, 1986 Royal Ordnance was bought by British Aerospace (BAe). UT = Utah Ordnance Plant - Salt Lake City, Utah. CHINA is known to have produced some 7.7mm rimmed ammunition for use in captured Japanese machine guns from 1945 onwards. Its head office is at Glascoed. Known to have manufactured .303 cartridges in: MH Small Arms Ammunition Factory No 3, Hendon, AUSTRALIA. 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. These should not be confused with the manufacturers identification code. Known to have produced 7.7 x 56R ball cartridges which are interchangeable with the .303 cartridge. 1877 New iron Railway Bridge replaced the old wooden Bridge over the High Street. We used to shelter under the stairs during air raids. The Her advance guards clashed with some of Douglas men near Ferryhill and chased them back to the bridge at Croxdale (Sunderland Bridge). These men, early industrial workers, wore their hair long and on these gala days it flowed freely over their shoulders instead of, as usually was the case, being tied in curls. ROF Featherstone; Filling Factory No. 1954 Middlestone Moor housing estate commenced. In 1918 this factory was capable of producing at the rate of about 10 million rounds per month. Known to have produced nitro-cellulose loaded 7.7 x 56R ammunition, which is interchangeable with the .303 cartridge in: T.BLAND & SONS Commercial .303 ammunition loaded by T. Bland & Sons, London, UNITED KINGDOM in ball and sporting configurations. Known to have manufactured .303 cartridges in: Ball, Nitro-cellulose Mk 7Z ( Late Pattern ), Blank, Nitro-cellulose L Mk 5Z ( Canadian Pattern ). 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). 1880 Tudhoe Iron Works produced 17,000 tons of iron and 2,000 tons of steel. 2001 Memorial to two Hurricane pilots killed in aircrash at Tudhoe in 1942 unveiled at York Hill Cemetery. It was selected to produce small arms ammunition as part of the 1939-1945 war emergency expansion plans. Known to have produced .303 ball cartridges. These appalling conditions continued into the 20th century and even by 1920 less than 10% of the town houses had water closets. Known to have produced .303 cartridges in: Ball, Nitro-cellulose Mk 7 ( Canadian WW1 contract pattern ) 1914-16, Ball, Nitro-cellulose Mk 7Z ( Canadian Pattern ), Tracer G Mk 2Z, G Mk 4Z ( Canadian Pattern ). Download. It is known to have manufactured .303 cartridges in: Cartridge Rifle Grenade, Cordite H Mk 3 and H Mk 5. My brother-in-law was taken prisoner in Italy. Cartridges known to have been manufactured in: MEN Maschinenfabrik Elisenhutte, Nassau, WEST GERMANY. MJ Small Arms Ammunition Factory No 4, Hendon, AUSTRALIA. Dean & Chapter andMainsforth Collieries opened. We had stirrup pumps to put out fires from Incendiary Bombs. A or AI Artillerie Inrichtingen, Hembrug, NETHERLANDS. ROF Swynnerton; Filling Factory No. In 1938 the .303 Mark VIIIZ round was approved to obtain greater effective range from the Vickers Medium Machine Gun. Similar jacketed hollow point bullets were used in the Mark IV and V rounds. 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. Spennymoor, Engineering - This type of factory produced bomb and shell casings and other metal-based components for all types of munitions. 581.38 KB. I was chosen along with 2 other girls to visit Goosepool Aerodrome (now Durham/Tees Valley International Airport), where the Canadian. Known to have produced nitro-cellulose loaded .303 Ball Mk 7 cartridges during the period 1914 1918. Byers Green and Kirk Merrington redeveloped. Proof, Cordite Mk 1, Mk 2, Mk 3, Q Mk 3, Q Mk 4 and Q Mk 5, Tracer SPG(VII.G) Mk 1 and SPG(VII.G) Mk1Z, Tracer G Mk 1, G Mk 1 Special, G Mk 2, G Mk 3 and G Mk 4, Experimental steel anti fouling bulleted rounds, Experimental Armour Piercing Tracer (1917-18), Experimental Explosive, RTS and RTT Cartridges, Experimental Grenade Launching Cartridges. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not referenced. We were also allowed inside a Halifax Bomber and according to a map we flew all over Darlington and Durham. Town Centre redeveloped. 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. 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. public. In 1918 this factory had the capacity to produce about 5.4 million rounds per month. 1867 The Black Horse public house built in Tudhoe. ROF Blackburn. There has been a film made about these men "The guinea pigs". Rough houses were built for the pit workers houses with two rooms and a loft, more like piggeries than human habitation according to Dodd. These squalid conditions were paralleled by the ever-uncertain economic conditions in industry. 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. This firm was first formed by George Kynoch at Witton in 1862 as a manufacturer of percussion caps. 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. DWM Deutsche Waffen Und Munitionsfabrik, Karlsruhe, GERMANY. T = Tikkakoski Arsenal - Finland. Mr Hosie who was chauffeur for ROF at the time was our driver. R-P Remington Arms Co, Bridgeport, Conn., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 8 ROF Birtley. Do Hirtenberg Patronenfabrik factory at Dordrecht, NETHERLANDS. When, in 1894, Spennymoor and its adjacent villages achieved a measure of self government on the Spennymoor Urban District Council, the new authority found itself facing a legacy of poor housing. Penny Rate Product 303. 1899 Control of the factories was returned to the Ordnance Department. Known to have produced .303 ball cartridges in 1924. 1898 North Eastern Hotel destroyed by fire. Spennymoor Circus and Novely Hippodrome opened. 1984 Royal Ordnance had 19 factories and 19000 employees when vested for privatization. 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. 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. Demolition of High Street Railway Bridge. In 1935 the .303 O Mark 1 Observing round was introduced for use in machine guns. They had a filling factory at Abbey Wood and later during the 1939-45 war a filling factory at Farnham. Most of the content on this site is created by our users, who are members of the World War II had diverse effects upon the town. 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. 1984 Middlestone Moor Community Centre built. 1986 Tudhoe Community Centre built. Spennymoor, and the surrounding settlements, have a long and varied history. The cases were made by BSA for Maxim machine guns in the 1890s. 1992 Jubilee Park wins Best Park in Town Award in Northumbria in Bloom Competition. 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. In 1887, when they were renamed the Royal Ordnance Factories, control passed to the financial secretary's Civil Department, from which in 1899 they returned to the . 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 .303 cartridges in: Ball, Nitro-cellulose Mk 8Z ( Canadian Pattern ), Cartridge Rifle Grenade, Ballistite H Mk 1Z ( Canadian Pattern ), Tracer G Mk 2Z, G Mk 4Z, G Mk 6Z ( Canadian Pattern ). Spennymoor became part of the South West Durham depressed area. WRA = Winchester Repeating Arms - New Haven, Connecticut. Both firms are believed to have manufactured .303 Blackpowder Mk 2 Ball Cartridges, L-E or U Remington UMC, Bridgeport, Conn., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 1994 Town wins National Allotment Society Waterlow Trophy. Tracer Mk VII.G, G Mk 1, G Mk 2, G Mk 2Z, G Mk 3, Tracer G Mk 3Z, G Mk 4, G Mk 5, G Mk 6, G Mk 6Z, G Mk 7, G Mk 8 and G Mk 8Z, 180 gr Jacketed soft point sporting ammunition, Streamlined Pattern 1936-37 Match Cartridge, Bulleted blanks for Bren, Lewis and Vickers, Experimental armour piercing incendiary (1956). Known to have produced .303 cartridges in: DC Defence Industries, Brownsburgh, Quebec, CANADA. The Royal Small Arms Factory site at Enfield was purchased in 1811 and operations commenced in 1816; the work of the Lewisham establishment was transferred there in 1818. . Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield Factory No 2. Cartridge cases were being produced by late 1940 but the ball bullets were still being imported into the factory in 1941. 1909 Pavilion Roller Skating Rink (The Rink) built in Clarence Street. Known to have produced nitro-cellulose loaded .303 cartridges in: 180 gr jacketed soft point sporting ammunition, 150 gr jacketed soft point sporting ammunition. UT = Utah Ordnance Plant - Salt Lake City, Utah. ROF Spennymoor; SAA Factory No. MKEMakina ve Kimya Endustrisi, Kuruma, TURKEY. This company was first formed in 1862 and manufactured percussion caps. 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. RG Royal Ordnance Factory, Radway Green, Cheshire, UNITED KINGDOM. 2000 Millennium Mining Memorial unveiled in Victoria Jubilee Park. 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. Population rises to 19,560. BM British Munitions Co Ltd, Millwall, London, UNITED KINGDOM. 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. The .303 British Service cartridge, commonly known as the .303 or .303 British was adopted by Britain along with the Lee Metford Rifle in 1889. I remember Tudhoe Colliery being bombed. Belisha Beacons located in Spennymoor High Street. 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. The Spennymoor ammunition was then filled at ROF Aycliffe. SR = Royal Ordnance Factory - Spennymoor, United Kingdom. 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. Commonly known locally as the "Fuse" or "Fuze", because the majority of components in production related to the fuse mechanisms used on most explosive devices at the time, bombs. Town Hall, Housing, too, has made great strides since the end of the War. Known to have manufactured .303 cartridges in: K4 Imperial Chemical Industries Kynoch factory at Yeading, Hayes, Middlesex, UNITED KINGDOM. Quite a few of these men must have been miners, as at that time coale pits were being worked at Whitworth, Byers Green and Fernhill. Whitworth Hall severely damaged by fire. This is a list of Royal Ordnance Factories . Known to have produced nitro-cellulose loaded Imperial Japanese Navy Year Type 92 Machine Gun ammunition which is interchangeable with the .303 cartridge in: ZV Zbrojovka Brno, Brno, CZECHOSLOVAKIA. The town was founded over 160 years ago. 1962 Pavilions added to Merrington Lane playing fields. 1940 German H.E. Used on military .303 (7.7 x 56R) cartridges supplied to Egypt in the period 1948 1954. There was no production of .303 ammunition in 1961. 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. 01388 815276 Known to have produced .303 cartridges in: Ball, Mks 7 and 8Z. Jackson, in his Place Names of Durham, 1916, suggests a Scandinavian Spaan meaning shingle-hut and Anglo-Saxon combination involving mar Spennymoor being the moor called after the shingle-hut erected thereon. This company is believed to have manufactured .303 Ball, Blackpowder Mk 2 cartridges from 1890. 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. Dunkirk survivors housed in halls and schools. I listened to Vera Lynne and Tommy Handley who's catchphrase was 'Ta Ta for now (TTFN)'. BE or BE Royal Ordnance Factory, Blackpole, Worcester, UNITED KINGDOM. Jubilee Park new Bowling Green created. Known to have produced .303 cartridges in: TM..B Pirotechnia di Bologna, ITALY. Known to have produced .303 cartridges in: PPU or nny Prvi Partizan, Titovo Uzice, YUGOSLAVIA. 33/4m Bessemer Park Estate completed. 1935 Tudhoe Colliery closes. The MG monogram was changed to MF in 1949 which was used until 1962. Known to have produced .303 cartridges 1914 1918 in: MAXIM Maxim Arms Co.,London, UNITED KINGDOM. The last tracer round introduced into British service was the G Mark 8 round approved in 1945, the last armour piercing round was the W Mark 1Z introduced in 1945 and the last incendiary round was the B Mark 7 introduced in 1942. 1871 Tower Brewery built at Tudhoe Grange. 1887 Renamed the Royal Ordnance Factories, control passed to the financial secretary's Civil Department. 1928 Spennymoor Golf Club opened at North Close. On the one hand it brought housing efforts almost to a standstill, but on the industry front it saw the resurgence of Spennymoor as a major centre. DAL or LAC Dominion Arsenal, Lindsay, Ontario, CANADA. Powder was stored at Greenwich from an early date. Known to have produced nitro-cellulose loaded .303 cartridges in: 130gr, 150gr, 180gr and 215 gr jacketed soft point sporting ammunition, OFN Government Ordinance Factory, Lagos, NIGERIA. Known to have produced .303 cartridges during the period 1940 1944 in: C-P Crompton Parkinson Ltd, Doncaster, Yorkshire, UNITED KINGDOM. Maintained by Sapere Software. These houses were, unusually, semi-detached and arranged in a chequerboard layout, very much in contrast to the dreary terraces that were then the standard. 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. I worked at the Royal Ordnance factory (ROF) at Spennymoor. Production of the .303 cartridge commenced in 1940 and the last known production of this cartridge was in 1973 with Mk 7Z Ball and Dummy Drill cartridges. Over the next 2 years about 40000 was invested in re-equipping the factory[3]. 1895 First meeting of Urban District Council. AOC Bombrini, Parodi et Delfino, Rome, ITALY. Known to have produced .303 cartridges in: Tracer G Mk 2 (Australian Pattern) (projectiles were filled by MS at Salisbury). In the event that you consider anything on this page to be in breach of the site's House Rules, please click here. ROF Blackpole; SAA Factory No. B,J,M or N Birmingham Metal and Munitions Co Ltd., Birmingham, UNITED KINGDOM. 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. asked the Minister of War Transport (1) whether he will provide omnibus facilities to enable girls to travel from Ferryhill and Merrington to the Royal Ordnance factory at Spennymoor in time to commence work at 7.30 a.m., and an omnibus service back to Ferryhill at 5 p.m.; 1855 Foundation stone laid at St Pauls Church. 11. text of this web site is available under the Creative Providing . This company manufactured ammunition from an early stage, finally ceasing production in the late 1950s. 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. 1811 The Royal Small Arms Factory site at Enfield was purchased. This factory was set up as part of the 1939-45 war emergency expansion plan. A Pretoria West Metal Pressings Pty., Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA. These factories were given the designation Royal Ordnance Factories (ROF). 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. 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. 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. The ROF Regiment were stationed in Spennymoor factory under the leadership of Captain Calderbank. This distinction was abandoned in May 1920 and thereafter all ball rounds had the purple annulus. 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. 1716 Subsequently the Royal Brass Foundry was established for the manufacture of brass ordnance. 1939 Outbreak of World War II. ROF Bishopton; Explosive ROF (3 factories). Tudhoe and Spennymoor Local History Society founded. 1818 The work of the Lewisham establishment was transferred to Enfield. bombs fall on Tudhoe. ROF Blackburn. 1763 The Greenwich magazine was moved to Purfleet. Everyman Theatre opens. 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. RNRA Rhodesia National Rifle Association. Single lineRailway Bridge built over High Street. In 1963 too there came the first private building developments to take place since back in the days of the 19th century colliery owners. Nitro-cellulose propellant however was extensively used during the first and second world wars. Rough houses were built for the pit workers - houses with two rooms and a loft, more like. I was chosen along with 2 other girls to visit Goosepool Aerodrome (now Durham/Tees Valley International Airport), where the Canadian airmen were stationed. The propellant interests being concentrated mainly at Ardeer within the Nobel Division of ICI. 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. 1787 Purchase of the powdermill at Waltham Abbey which was named the Royal Gunpowder Factory. These soft nosed and hollow pointed bullets were considered however to be in contravention of the St Petersburg Declaration and the Hague Convention, in 1903 they were withdrawn from active service and were afterwards to be used solely for target practice. 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. 1985 There were 12 Royal Ordnance Factories still in operation. For any other comments, please Contact Us. This factory manufactured cartridges for use by the British Army in India as well as the Indian Army. Grace's Guide To British Industrial History, https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Royal_Ordnance&oldid=1277361, Creative 17. Royal Arsenal Factory No 1. Known to have manufactured .303 cartridges in: MG / MF2 Small Arms Ammunition Factory No 2, Gordon Street, Footscray, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA. 1560 The Gunpowder Mills at Waltham Abbey were opened.[1]. As a result, many hundreds of immigrant workers came here from the Midlands and more rows of dark little houses were erected. ROF Steeton; SAA Factory No. WCC Western Cartridge Co., East Alton, Ill., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. This round had a muzzle velocity of 1830 feet per second and a chamber pressure of about 19 tons per square inch. MW Small Arms Ammunition Factory No 6, Welchpool, AUSTRALIA. Eley Brothers are known to have produced .303 cartridges in: Explosive Pomeroy Mk 1, PSA Mk 1, PSA (VII.A) MK 1, RL Tracer Mk 1, Tracer SPK Mk VII.T and SPG (VII.G) Mk 1Z. Incendiary bombs burn down Tudhoe Colliery Co-op. Known to have produced .303 cartridges in: Gallery Practice Mk 1 ( Black powder Canada ), Gallery Practice Mk 1 ( Smokeless Canada ). Known to have manufactured .303 cartridges in: GKB or K George Kynoch, Birmingham, UNITED KINGDOM. 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). Aycliffe filled the cases which we produced and this was very dangerous work. information and 237,145 images on early companies, their products and the I worked at the Royal Ordnance factory (ROF) at Spennymoor. 1906 Police Station opens. This factory made and marked cases but filling was carried out at the Royal Ordnance Factory Swynnerton, Staffs. The greatest project came with the development of the Tudhoe ironworks site 70 acres that was turned into the Bessemer Park Housing Estate. Known to have produced 7.7 x 56R ball cartridges, which are interchangeable with the .303 cartridge. DA Dominion Arsenal, Montreal, CANADA. Following experimentation to increase the effectiveness of the ball cartridge the British Government adopted a 215 grain cupro-nickle jacketed hollow pointed bullet in 1897 as the Cartridge S.A. Ball .303 inch Cordite Mark III. On British military contracts 1940-45 180 & 215 gr jacketed soft point sporting ammunition. Modern Spennymoor was built on mining and has its origins with the sinking of the Wittered pit in 1839. Types of Royal Ordnance Factories (ROFs) 1. Into the 20th Century Gateshead refugees arrived in Spennymoor. ROF Blackpool; SAA Factory. Known to have produced .303 cartridges in: Armour Piercing W Mk 1 and W Mk 1 Special. D, DF, N or S Indian Government Ammunition Factory, Dum Dum, Calcutta, INDIA. those of the BBC. 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