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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,...

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Reference
SUPP 17
Title
Military Engineering Experimental Establishment, Christchurch and predecessors: Reports, Technical Notes and Miscellanea
Date
1925-1982
Description

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.

Related material

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

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
  • Ministry of Supply, Military Engineering Experimental Establishment, 1946-1959
  • War Office, Military Engineering Experimental Establishment, 1959-1970
Physical description
2230 files and volumes
Access conditions
Open
Immediate source of acquisition

From 1991 Ministry of Defence

Accruals
Series is accruing
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13725/

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Military Engineering Experimental Establishment, Christchurch and predecessors: Reports, Technical Notes and Miscellanea