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
Manufacture of polyurethane propellant. Includes 2 photographs depicting: Polyurethane...
Catalogue reference: AVIA 37/523
What’s it about?
This record is about the Manufacture of polyurethane propellant. Includes 2 photographs depicting: Polyurethane... dating from 1959 in the series Ministry of Supply and Ministry of Aviation: Chemical Research and Development Department.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
Access information is unavailable
Sorry, information for accessing this record is currently unavailable online. Please try again later.
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- AVIA 37/523
-
Date (When the record was created)
- 1959
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
Manufacture of polyurethane propellant.
Includes 2 photographs depicting: Polyurethane propellant manufacture: rocket motor in casting position; general view of larger scale mixer. Dated 1959.
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
-
Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- ERDE 13/TN/59
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
-
Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
-
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))
-
- Topics
- Manufacturing
- Research
- Weapons
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C634797/
Series information
AVIA 37
Ministry of Supply and Ministry of Aviation: Chemical Research and Development Department...
See the series level description for more information about this record.
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
96,520 records
Within the department: AVIA
Records created or inherited by the Ministry of Aviation and successors, the Air...
1,457 records
Within the series: AVIA 37
Ministry of Supply and Ministry of Aviation: Chemical Research and Development Department...
You are currently looking at the piece: AVIA 37/523
Manufacture of polyurethane propellant. Includes 2 photographs depicting: Polyurethane...
You may be interested in
Read stories that share a catalogue subject with this record.
-
-
Focus on
Olga Gray and the Woolwich Arsenal Spy Ring
In 1938, thanks to years of work by a remarkable female agent, MI5 ensured a package of British defence plans stayed secret. -
The story of
The Imperial Typewriters dispute
The Imperial Typewriters dispute in Leicester saw over 500 workers, largely from South Asia, go on strike over discrimination in 1974.
Related records
Records that share similar topics with this record.