Series
Military Engineering Experimental Establishment, Christchurch and predecessors: Reports,...
Catalogue reference: SUPP 17
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SUPP 17
This series contains the reports of the Experimental Demolition and Experimental Tunnelling establishments, reports and miscellaneous papers of the Experimental Bridging Establishment and reports, technical notes and miscellaneous papers,...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SUPP 17
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Title (The name of the record)
- Military Engineering Experimental Establishment, Christchurch and predecessors: Reports, Technical Notes and Miscellanea
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1925-1982
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains the reports of the Experimental Demolition and Experimental Tunnelling establishments, reports and miscellaneous papers of the Experimental Bridging Establishment and reports, technical notes and miscellaneous papers, photographs and drawings of the Military Engineering Experimental Establishment (MEXE).
Subjects include boats, rafts, pontoons and bridges, notably the Bailey bridge developed by the chief designer (later director of the establishment), D C Bailey, as well as road and airfield construction equipment and engine tests.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Records of the MoD's Fighting Vehicle Research and Development Establishment are in WO 194
For technical reports of the Headquarters British Army of the Rhine, see WO 351
For other files of the Military Engineering Experimental Establishment (MEXE) and its predecessors, see WO 321
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Ministry of Supply, Military Engineering Experimental Establishment, 1946-1959
- War Office, Military Engineering Experimental Establishment, 1959-1970
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 2230 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1991 Ministry of Defence
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13725/
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Within the department: SUPP
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Military Engineering Experimental Establishment, Christchurch and predecessors: Reports, Technical Notes and Miscellanea