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Series
Ministry of Supply and United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority: Northern Groups: Springfields...
Catalogue reference: AB 20
What's it about?
AB 20
This series consists of representative shop manager's and foreman's log books from Springfields Factory, Lancashire and Windscale, Cumbria, which illustrate day to day operations at the establishments. There are also foreman's information books...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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AB 20
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Supply and United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority: Northern Groups: Springfields and Windscale, Factory Log Books
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Date (When the record was created)
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1948-1957
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of representative shop manager's and foreman's log books from Springfields Factory, Lancashire and Windscale, Cumbria, which illustrate day to day operations at the establishments. There are also foreman's information books from Springfields Factory.
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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)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Industrial Group, 1954-1959
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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27 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Manufacturing
- Nuclear energy
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1635/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
78,190 records
Within the department: AB
Records of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and its predecessors
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Ministry of Supply and United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority: Northern Groups: Springfields and Windscale, Factory Log Books
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