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Series
Royal Naval Propellant Factory, Caerwent: records
Catalogue reference: DEFE 222
What's it about?
DEFE 222
This series comprises technical drawings and plans, including site plans/building plans for maintenance and repair, of the Royal Navy Propellant Factory at Caerwent, covering all aspects of the site and in some instances the fixtures and fittings...
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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DEFE 222
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Title (The name of the record)
- Royal Naval Propellant Factory, Caerwent: records
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Date (When the record was created)
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1931-2004
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series comprises technical drawings and plans, including site plans/building plans for maintenance and repair, of the Royal Navy Propellant Factory at Caerwent, covering all aspects of the site and in some instances the fixtures and fittings of the buildings.
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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)
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- Admiralty, 1832-1964
- Ministry of Defence, 1947-1947
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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3485 flat sheets and rolls
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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from 2018 Ministry of Defence
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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
- Maps and plans
- Navy
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Royal Navy Propellant Factory, Caerwent, Monmouthshire, Wales, (later RAF Caerwent) was created as a Royal Navy propellants factory in 1939 and was controlled by the Admiralty. It was dedicated to the manufacture of explosives or the storage of ammunition from 1939 to 1993, since when it has been used for a variety of military and civil purposes.
The records in this series were created by the Admiralty Consulting Engineers for the Admiralty.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16617193/
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