The story of
Jayaben Desai and the Grunwick dispute
In August 1976, a group of migrant workers led by Jayaben Desai took a historic stand against racism, low pay and limited workers’ rights.
Piece
Aluminium houses: inspection of erection at sites
Catalogue reference: AVIA 56/13
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This record is about the Aluminium houses: inspection of erection at sites dating from 1946-1947 in the series Ministry of Supply: Inspection, Registered Files (Series 9). 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)
- AVIA 56/13
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1946-1947
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Description (What the record is about)
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Aluminium houses: inspection of erection at sites
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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)
- 9/GEN/17
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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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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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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
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C489310/
Series information
AVIA 56
Ministry of Supply: Inspection, Registered Files (Series 9)
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