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Manufacture of components etc at Royal Ordnance Factories [ROFs] Burghfield, Chorley...
Catalogue reference: ES 1/67
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This record is about the Manufacture of components etc at Royal Ordnance Factories [ROFs] Burghfield, Chorley... dating from 1948-1954 in the series Atomic Weapons Research Establishment: Rowley Collection. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ES 1/67
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1948-1954
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Description (What the record is about)
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Manufacture of components etc at Royal Ordnance Factories [ROFs] Burghfield, Chorley and Cardiff
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- 0056 Pt 1A
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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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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Retained Until 2009
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Manufacturing
- Research
- Weapons
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C458293/
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ES 1
Atomic Weapons Research Establishment: Rowley Collection
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