Known to have produced nitro-cellulose loaded 7.7 x 56R ball ammunition which is interchangeable with the .303 cartridges. Incendiary B Mk 3, B Mk 4Z*, B Mk 6, B Mk 6Z. Known to have produced nitro-cellulose loaded .303 cartridges: Ball, Mk 7 for 1914 1917 military contracts, Ball, Mk 7Z ( American WW2 Contract Pattern ). Production of ammunition ceased in 1944. This fortress must have been of great strength, for it stood on a height above the River Wear; many coins, urns, altars and pieces of Roman pottery have been found, as well as the remains of a hypocaust of the heating system. It stands above the Wear Valley approximately seven miles south of Durham. Used the monogram 1942 to 1945. DL16 6DG. RNRA Rhodesia National Rifle Association. The coal industry has been replaced by manufacturers of consumer goods, and factories of Electrolux, Thorn Lighting and Black and Decker were established. The production of these raw materials at Coulsons engineering works, Kenmirs furniture factory and newly-opened brickworks at Todhills were the main, if limited, sources of employment.Unemployment was over 33%. A or AI Artillerie Inrichtingen, Hembrug, NETHERLANDS. They had a filling factory at Abbey Wood and later during the 1939-45 war a filling factory at Farnham. As a result, many hundreds of immigrant workers came here from the Midlands and more rows of dark little houses were erected. When, in 1894, Spennymoor and its adjacent villages achieved a measure of self government on the Spennymoor Urban District Council, the new authority found itself facing a legacy of poor housing. 8 ROF Beech Hill, Wigan ROF Birtley. This is a list of Royal Ordnance Factories. CAC Colonial Ammunition Co., Auckland, NEW ZEALAND. 102.56 KB. C.E. 1931 Pilgrim Trust founds the Settlement. Solid Case, .303inch. VPT Valtion Patruunatehdas, Lapua, FINLAND. I listened to Vera Lynne and Tommy Handley who's catchphrase was 'Ta Ta for now (TTFN)'. We sometimes danced and had concerts given by our work mates. County Durham, Both firms are believed to have manufactured .303 Blackpowder Mk 2 Ball Cartridges, L-E or U Remington UMC, Bridgeport, Conn., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Population declines to 15,440.First Council houses erected on racecourse site. Some military training seems to have been given, doubtless with a view to the then unsettled state of the country due to the growing tension between Parliament and the King. Population 22,000. The origin of the name remains somewhat uncertain some believe it to be derived from the Latin Spina which means a thorn (possibly from the Roman influence at Binchester) and Mor which was the Anglo-Saxon word for a moor. Spennymoor Health Centre opened. TW = Twin Cities Ordnance Plant - Minneapolis, Minnesota. After ROF I worked for C.I.E.M.E. 1951 Population 19,740. CHINA is known to have produced some 7.7mm rimmed ammunition for use in captured Japanese machine guns from 1945 onwards. The greatest project came with the development of the Tudhoe ironworks site 70 acres that was turned into the Bessemer Park Housing Estate. IS - Royal Ordnance Pension Scheme - 2022. This became the Royal Small Arms Factory (Birmingham). In 1923 only four houses were built and there was still massive overcrowding in back to back properties. 22. This factory was part of the 1939-45 war emergency expansion plan. people who designed and built them. El Alamein. 1763 The Greenwich magazine was moved to Purfleet. The last tracer round introduced into British service was the G Mark 8 round approved in 1945, the last armour piercing round was the W Mark 1Z introduced in 1945 and the last incendiary round was the B Mark 7 introduced in 1942. . FN Fabrique National dArmes de Guerre, Herstal, BELGIUM. Into the 20th Century I worked at the Royal Ordnance factory (ROF) at Spennymoor. PMP Pretoria Metal Pressings (Pty) Ltd., Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA. In addition there was a filling area not far away in the vicinity of Abbey Wood. Penny Rate Product 303. Factory in operation 1828 1919. Following experimentation to increase the effectiveness of the ball cartridge the British Government adopted a 215 grain cupro-nickle jacketed hollow pointed bullet in 1897 as the Cartridge S.A. Ball .303 inch Cordite Mark III. Similar jacketed hollow point bullets were used in the Mark IV and V rounds. 1990 Town Council wins Waterlow Trophy for fourth year. ROF Aycliffe; Filling Factory No. Jackson, in his Place Names of Durham, 1916, suggests a Scandinavian Spaan meaning shingle-hut and Anglo-Saxon combination involving mar Spennymoor being the moor called after the shingle-hut erected thereon. The most common system with the .303 cartridge used coloured bullet tips or colour around the annulus of the primer cap. It began production of .303 Ammunition in 1941 initially with the headstamp code of two arrows replacing these in 1942 with the code SR. Known to have manufactured nitro-cellulose loaded .303 Ball, Mk 7 cartridges. It was changed to a limited company in 1884 as G. Kynoch & Co Ltd and by then was manufacturing metallic ammunition. Known to have produced .303 cartridges in: Ball, Nitro-cellulose Mk 8Z ( Canadian Pattern ), Cartridge Rifle Grenade, Ballistite H Mk 1Z ( Canadian Pattern ), Tracer G Mk 2Z, G Mk 4Z, G Mk 6Z ( Canadian Pattern ). My brother-in-law was taken prisoner in Italy. During WW1 Eley produced in excess of 209 Million .303 Mk 7 cartridges. There is, however, space for expansion and land is available on the Green Lane Industrial Estate. 1987 Town wins National Allotment Society Waterlow Trophy. Should the reader be aware of any omissions in this manufacturers listing then the author would be very pleased to hear from them. Known to have produced nitro-cellulose filled .303 cartridges in: 174 gr Full jacket boat tail bulleted ammunition, 150 and 174 gr jacketed soft point sporting ammunition. This factory was part of the 1939-45 war emergency expansion plan. My husband worked in the mines with Bevin Boys. Mr. Leslie. With few exceptions, the housing situation was little better than when Dodd had described the houses as more like piggeries. This is an insight into the Aycliffe Royal Ordnance Factory, ROF 59, (1941-1945) and the 'Aycliffe Angels'. Known to have produced 7.7 x 56R ball cartridges, which are interchangeable with the .303 cartridge. This company was first formed in 1862 and manufactured percussion caps. Smart and Brown opens on Ordnance Factory site. Initially ICI Ltd were to have operated this plant but they were advised in 1940 of the change in plans and the factory was run as a Royal Ordnance Factory by the Ministry of Supply. Whitworth Park Golf Club (9 holes) opens. 1890 Tudhoe Iron Works produced 50,000 tons of steel. Since the introduction of the .303 cartridge in 1889 it has been manufactured in at least 20 countries and in nearly 200 military variants as well as in numerous experimental and sporting cartridge configurations. 1887 Renamed the Royal Ordnance Factories, control passed to the financial secretary's Civil Department. The Spennymoor ammunition was filled at the Royal Ordnance Factory, Aycliffe, Durham. VE Cartoucherie de Valence, FRANCE. We were chosen because we had produced the most cases in a certain time and had been neither late or absent. The comparative isolation of its moorland situation ended too with the opening of a branch railway from the mainline at Ferryhill in 1876. As is to be expected, the moor itself offers little of historical interest but it is linked with the records of Kirk Merrington, Whitworth Old Park, Binchester, Byers Green and Tudhoe, all of which form a part of the early days of Spennymoor. 01388 815276 This factory made and marked cases but filling was carried out at the Royal Ordnance Factory Swynnerton, Staffs. The first coal from Merrington Colliery was brought up in 1841; a pit with a chequered career which only prospered under the partnership of L.M Reay and R.S. 1973 Spennymoor Town Council created a Successor Council. In 1935 the .303 O Mark 1 Observing round was introduced for use in machine guns. MW Small Arms Ammunition Factory No 6, Welchpool, AUSTRALIA. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Used the same annulus colour coding as United Kingdom for ammunition supplied under contract to the British Government during both the First and Second World Wars. The one good road was maintained by tolls collected at turnpike gates. Later, Binchester became one of the vills of the Earl of Northumberland who held it until 1420 when it passed to the Nevilles who finally forfeited it with other lands in 1569. 1968 Bessemer Park Housing commenced (1,009 houses). ROF Aycliffe; ROF 59 (Filling Factory No. Royal Ordnance Factory, Spennymoor, Durham, UK. On British military contracts 1940-45 180 & 215 gr jacketed soft point sporting ammunition. Also manufactured Mk VI Dummy cartridges, SBR Sellier & Bellot, Riga, LATVIA. Town wins Northumbria in Bloom (Town Section). 915.78 GBX Go to investor center Data is from the London Stock Exchange and may be delayed by 15 minutes or more. Known to have produced .303 cartridges in: F Small Arms Ammunition Factory, Footscray, AUSTRALIA. Call Us: 01388 815276 The Gordon Street Factory used the monogram MF2 for a short time during 1940. A Pretoria West Metal Pressings Pty., Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA. The arms factory was closed in 1987. Known to have produced 7.7 x 56R ball cartridges which are interchangeable with the .303 cartridge. Known to have produced nitro-cellulose loaded .303 Ball cartridges 1923. Spennymoor, Known to have produced .303 cartridges 1914 1918 in: MAXIM Maxim Arms Co.,London, UNITED KINGDOM. In 1887, when they were renamed the Royal Ordnance Factories, control passed to the financial secretary's Civil Department, from which in 1899 they returned to the . 1942 Both pilots killed when two Hawker Hurricane aircraft collided and crashed at Tudhoe. In addition to colour coding, British and Commonwealth .303 ammunition had a letter code pre 1955 to denote the type of bullet as well as the type of propellant charge. 1939 Outbreak of World War II. International Bowls Championships held in Town. Spennymoor, and the surrounding settlements, have a long and varied history. Known to have produced .303 ball cartridges c 1934. Providing . 1966 Bus Station and Parkwood Precinct opened. There was no production of .303 ammunition in 1961. I was given a badge for helping to raise money for the war effort. My Father worked at the factory. 1994 Town wins National Allotment Society Waterlow Trophy. Royal Powder Mill Factory No 31. My sister lived in Billingham which was badly bombed, the sky was full of barrage balloons to protect the ICI factory. 1935 Tudhoe Colliery closes. It was intended as a training aid only, for the observation of long range shooting where accuracy of fire was not always easily defined, even if tracer ammunition was used. Page Bank colliery opened. asked the Minister of War Transport (1) whether he will provide omnibus facilities to enable girls to travel from Ferryhill and Merrington to the Royal Ordnance factory at Spennymoor in time to commence work at 7.30 a.m., and an omnibus service back to Ferryhill at 5 p.m.; We were also allowed inside a Halifax Bomber and according to a map we flew all over Darlington and Durham. Known to have manufactured .303 cartridges in: MG / MF2 Small Arms Ammunition Factory No 2, Gordon Street, Footscray, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA. This factory made and marked cases but filling was carried out at the Royal Ordnance Factory Swynnerton, Staffs. These squalid conditions were paralleled by the ever-uncertain economic conditions in industry. 1971 New sewage plant built at Tudhoe Mill. Known to have manufactured .303 cartridges in: GKB or K George Kynoch, Birmingham, UNITED KINGDOM. 1942 There were 42 Royal Ordnance factories at this time, of which 24 were engineering, 8 made explosives, and 10 were engaged in filling ordnance (these numbers seem to have been confused by the MP reporting these statistics). Brighter Days Mon - Thurs 8:45 - 17:00, Fri 8:45 - 16:30 Spennymoor United AFC founded. 1871 Tower Brewery built at Tudhoe Grange. When he was finally attacked and overcome, the church roof was destroyed but the building remained as one of most interesting Norman churches in the county until 1850 when it was almost wholly rebuilt although retaining the form of its predecessor. The 20. Known to have produced .303 cartridges in: G..F3 or C..F3 Government Cartridge Factory No 3, Blackpole, Worcestershire, UNITED KINGDOM. Durham Light Infantry Brigade had lots of men from Spennymoor were sent to Oxford to train for overseas, they were billeted in a brewery in Nook Norton. The works then possessed the largest mill in Europe, capable of rolling plates up to 13 feet in width. The Woolwich site apart from containing all the supportive facilities for the research, design, development, inspection and testing of ammunition also included an extensive range complex on the Plumpstead Marshes. Known to have produced .303 cartridges in: Ball, Nitro-cellulose Mk 7 ( Canadian WW1 contract pattern ) 1914-16, Ball, Nitro-cellulose Mk 7Z ( Canadian Pattern ), Tracer G Mk 2Z, G Mk 4Z ( Canadian Pattern ). MKEMakina ve Kimya Endustrisi, Kuruma, TURKEY. Penny Rate Product 239. Lost in the Blackout. 1869 Shaft sunk at Tudhoe Grange Colliery. Penny Rate Product 18,500. Known to have produced .303 ball cartridges . The Captain without thinking shouted 'shoot the bugger' and this is what the lads did and were in serious trouble. The three historic state-controlled munitions factories at Woolwich, Enfield, and Waltham Abbey were taken over as National Factories were controlled by the Army Board at the outbreak of the war, under the Master General of the Ordnance. Electric lighting for Spennymoor. IMPERIAL Canadian Industries Ltd, Montreal, CANADA and Plattsburg, NY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The first blow was the closure in 1901 of the ironworks which had been rendered obsolete by the pace of change elsewhere. M Nobel Explosives Ltd., Manchester, UNITED KINGDOM. Royal Arsenal Factory No 1. Tracer Mk VII.G, G Mk 1, G Mk 2, G Mk 2Z, G Mk 3, Tracer G Mk 3Z, G Mk 4, G Mk 5, G Mk 6, G Mk 6Z, G Mk 7, G Mk 8 and G Mk 8Z, 180 gr Jacketed soft point sporting ammunition, Streamlined Pattern 1936-37 Match Cartridge, Bulleted blanks for Bren, Lewis and Vickers, Experimental armour piercing incendiary (1956). Town wins award in Britain in Bloom Competition. The plaque was unveiled on the former Royal Ordnance Factory building, now an activity centre, by 100-year-old angel Muriel Scott. Known to have produced .303 ball cartridges, A.VIS Atelier de Fabrication de Vincinnes, FRANCE. POF Pakistan Ordnance Factory, Rawalpindi, PAKISTAN. 10. Known to have manufactured Black powder Ball Mk 2 .303 cartridges from 1891 1896. 8; . .303 cartridges known to have been produced with the Blackpole headstamped cases from 1941 to 1945 are: Ball, Cordite Mk 7 Cartridge Rifle Grenade, Ballistite H Mk 1Z Dummy, U Mk 5 Incendiary, B Mk 6Z and B Mk 7Z Tracer, G Mks 2, 3 and 4 This propellant, however, was not considered to be as stable as cordite in the tropics and cordite was, therefore, still retained as a propellant in military cartridges for the remainder of the cartridges service life. 1803 the Royal Carriage Department was set up, 1804 Manufacture of small arms began at the Tower of London. The USA should therefore, along with Australia, India and the United Kingdom, be considered as one of the major producers of both .303 rifles and ammunition. Download. The new St. Charles School opened. Although coal-mining continued and the ironworks and engineering businesses were also providing employment, the start of the 20th century saw the start, too, of a long period of depression. The Manor of Merrington belonged successively to the priors, monks and dean and chapter of Durham Cathedral. Known to have produced .303 cartridges in: Gallery Practice Mk 1 ( Black powder Canada ), Gallery Practice Mk 1 ( Smokeless Canada ). Some of the largest horse-race meetings in the North took place on the moor, and miners and their families attended in all their holiday splendour. 1984 Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment's Waltham Abbey south site became part of Royal Ordnance. Nobel Industries in turn was to become part of the new giant Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd when it was formed in 1926. This cupro-nickle jacketed bullet, produced at the Dum Dum ammunition factory in India, had an exposed lead nose which gave rapid expansion on impact and therefore greater wounding effect when it hit a body. We were then introduced to a number of Canadian boys. 1716 Subsequently the Royal Brass Foundry was established for the manufacture of brass ordnance. 1897 Kenmirs furniture factory opens in Silver Street. Known to have produced Ilmavoimat Konekivaarin Patruuna Kal 7.70 machine gun cartridges, which are interchangeable with the .303 cartridge in: W or WRA Winchester Repeating Arms Co., New Haven, Conn., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. E or EB Eley Brothers, Edmonton, London, UNITED KINGDOM. 1984 Middlestone Moor Community Centre built. This factory made and marked cases but filling was carried out at the Royal Ordnance Factory Swynnerton, Staffs. Spennymoor had elected Labour MPs for many years, but in recent times the area has become more marginal. 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