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. This factory was part of the 1939-45 war emergency expansion plan. 1971 New sewage plant built at Tudhoe Mill. In 1677 the small freeholders and the local gentry divided 243 acres of the moor between themselves, an act which was confirmed by the Chancery Court. These appalling conditions continued into the 20th century and even by 1920 less than 10% of the town houses had water closets. The propellant interests being concentrated mainly at Ardeer within the Nobel Division of ICI. 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. It began production of .303 Ammunition in 1941 initially with the headstamp code of two arrows replacing these in 1942 with the code SR. Manufactured .303 cartridges with this headstamp March 1925 to April 1926. 1918 World War l ended in victory for the Allies. On the one hand it brought housing efforts almost to a standstill, but on the industry front it saw the resurgence of Spennymoor as a major centre. The last .303 ball cartridges manufactured at Radway Green in 1973 were loaded with nitro-cellulose powder and not cordite, cordite having last been used for the .303 cartridge in the 1960s. This round, as originally adopted, consisted of a 215 grain, round nosed, cupro nickel jacketed bullet in front of 71.5 grains of RFG2 Blackpowder. This factory is known to have produced .303 cartridges in: PS or S Pirotechnico Militar de Seville, SPAIN. This story has been placed in the following categories. Grace's Guide To British Industrial History, https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Royal_Ordnance&oldid=1277361, Creative Modern Spennymoor was built on mining and has its origins with the sinking of the Wittered pit in 1839. Made dummy drill rounds with a one piece tinplate case and bullet and having a crimped on base in 1915. MEXICO Fabrica National de Munitions, Mexico City, MEXICO. Between 1988 and 1992 the Gordon Street factory used the monogram AFF. WWI Massive increase in production. 2. Download. 1962 Pavilions added to Merrington Lane playing fields. SMI Societa Metallurgica Italiana, Campo Tizzoro, ITALY. The town of Spennymoor, and the villages of Byers Green, Kirk Merrington and Tudhoe, are in the North East of England, situated on high land above the south side of the Wear Valley between the City of Durham and Bishop Auckland. Spennymoor was ringed with collieries, black furnaces and coke ovens and the new prosperity showed itself in the building of better houses and in the opening of Co-operative stores. 1985 There were 12 Royal Ordnance Factories still in operation. 2003 Spennymoor Cemetery Memorial Garden officially opened. PMP Pretoria Metal Pressings (Pty) Ltd., Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA. Royal Ordnance Factories were for explosives manufacture, filling of munitions and engineering. This page was last edited on 27 May 2022, at 11:53. International Bowls Championships held in Town. 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. Demolition of High Street Railway Bridge. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy ROF Patricroft; M/C Shop Engineering ROF. D, DF, N or S Indian Government Ammunition Factory, Dum Dum, Calcutta, INDIA. UT = Utah Ordnance Plant - Salt Lake City, Utah. Spennymoor became part of the South West Durham depressed area. In 1918 this factory had the capacity to produce about 5.4 million rounds per month. Also manufactured Mk VI Dummy cartridges, SBR Sellier & Bellot, Riga, LATVIA. This change was agreed in August 1915 and thus these sites became nominally part of the National Factory programme. 1931 Road Tolls ceased at Page Bank Bridge. Known to have produced .303 cartridges in: Armour Piercing W Mk 1, W Mk 1 Special and W Mk 1Z, Cartridge Rifle Grenade, Cordite H Mk 2, H Mk 4 and H Mk 4Z, Incendiary B Mk 6, B Mk 6Z, B Mk 7 and B Mk 7Z. c 1948. 1887 Report by Lord Morley's committee into the Manufacturing Departments of the Army, which consisted of 4 establishments: Woolwich, Waltham Abbey, Enfield and Birmingham; the committee made a number of recommendations for reorganisation, having taken account of modern industrial practices[4]. This factory was part of the 1939- 45 war emergency expansion plans being situated near Crewe and is still in operation. Beretta Group owns now the Tikka arms brand. 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. Cases were made in Birmingham then assembled and loaded at the Abbey Wood Factory, next to Woolwich Arsenal. Incendiary B Mk 3, B Mk 4Z*, B Mk 6, B Mk 6Z. CHINA is known to have produced some 7.7mm rimmed ammunition for use in captured Japanese machine guns from 1945 onwards. ROF Blackburn. 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.; The Spennymoor Ammunition was filled at the Royal Ordnance Factory, Aycliffe, Durham. JAPAN is known to have manufactured nitro-cellulose loaded Imperial Japanese Army Year Type 89 Machine Gun ammunition, which is interchangeable with the .303 cartridge, without any headstamp codes in: JAPAN is also known to have manufactured nitro-cellulose Imperial Japanese Navy Year Type 92 Machine Gun ammunition, which is interchangeable with the .303 cartridge, at their Aichi Naval Arsenal, Toyokawa Naval Arsenal and Yokosuka Naval Arsenal in the following configurations, SPAIN manufactured .303 ammunition and used it on a limited scale during and after the Civil War of 1936 39. Known to have produced nitro-cellulose loaded .303 cartridges in: Ball, Mk 7. More than 17,000 women worked at the factory, and Ms Scott said . Known to have produced nitro-cellulose loaded .303 cartridges in: 180 gr jacketed soft point sporting ammunition, 150 gr jacketed soft point sporting ammunition. ( A standing for Armscore ). Mon - Thurs 8:45 - 17:00, Fri 8:45 - 16:30 Known to have produced .303 cartridges in: Ball, Mks 7 and 8Z. This was confirmed by experience gained in the Chitral and Tirah expeditions of 1897/98 on the North West Frontier of India where the round nose ball round compared poorly against the .303 inch Dum Dum rounds specially issued in 1897. The later Mark 6 and 7 incendiary rounds could also be used in this role if required. Penny Rate Product 18,500. The huge munitions factory employed some 17,000 . There was a glazeboard wad on top of the charge to protect the base of the bullet. This factory was built in 1916 and was administered on behalf of the Government by the Birmingham Metal and Munitions Co. .303 cartridge production started in early 1918 and continued until late 1918 when the factory ceased production altogether. 1942 1942 1943 1944 Tikkakoski Arsenal - Finland Tikkakoski was the first private arms manufacturer in Finland. It was involved in the production of .303 cartridges in only a very limited way and is known to have manufactured these cartridges in: Tracer G Mk 2 (in cases dated 1943 and 1944). 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. DAL or LAC Dominion Arsenal, Lindsay, Ontario, CANADA. 13 Oct 2022 - Notice to Royal Ordnance Pension Scheme ("The Scheme") Members. 33/4m Bessemer Park Estate completed. 1976 750,000 Spennymoor Recreation Centre opened. The Cleveland iron trade, which used the coal and coke produced at Spennymoor, was depressed. 1992 Jubilee Park wins Best Park in Town Award in Northumbria in Bloom Competition. The round nose bullet form of the Black Powder Mark 1 and 2 and of the Cordite Mark 1 and 2 were felt by many servicemen to have less man stopping effect than the old lead .45 inch Martini bullet, the predecessor in service of the .303 cartridge. This company represents the only new commercial ammunition manufacturer put into business by the Government as a result of demand in the 1914- 18 war. V.J.Day. It stands above the Wear Valley approximately seven miles south of Durham. In 1963 changes were indicated and Durham County Council and then then Ministry of Housing and Local Government agreed that Spennymoor should be a new growth point and that town centre redevelopment should take place; that the Tudhoe ironworks site should be reclaimed; that a major highway scheme should be put into hand; that the Royal Ordnance Factory Industrial Estate should be extended and that the Green Lane Industrial Estate should be developed. Known to have manufactured .303 cartridges in: K4 Imperial Chemical Industries Kynoch factory at Yeading, Hayes, Middlesex, UNITED KINGDOM. Housing, too, has made great strides since the end of the War. Known to have produced .303 cartridges in: Tracer G Mk 2,G Mk 3, G Mk 4, G Mk 5 and G Mk 6. Up to 1800 the moor remained largely barren and the few roads across it were dangerous. WRA = Winchester Repeating Arms - New Haven, Connecticut. RH Raleigh Cycle Co, Nottingham, UNITED KINGDOM. RA Raufoss Ammunisjonsfabrikker, Raufoss, NORWAY. .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 Known to have manufactured .303 cartridges in: MG / MF2 Small Arms Ammunition Factory No 2, Gordon Street, Footscray, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA. 1891 Whitworth Hall restored after fire of 1877. List of sites of Royal Ordnance Factories. Known to have produced .303 ball cartridges c 1937, SFM Societe Francaise des Munitions, Issy les Moulineaux, FRANCE. 581.38 KB. 1936 Parishes of Byers green, Middlestone Moor, Kirk Merrington and part of Hett added to the town. Incendiary Buckingham (VII.B), B Mk 1, B Mk 2Z, B Mk 4,B Mk 4. The company was formed in the early 1890s having acquired the Holford Works of the National Arms and Ammunition Company and was in existence for only a short time. A new 3-bedroom semi cost 3,375 to buy on private housing estate. The main factor was the opening in 1941 of a Royal Ordnance Factory at Merrington Lane and since then this estate has provided a constant source of alternative employment to the coal industry. In 1968 work commenced on the 1,009 houses here and this allowed the clearance of 500 unfit houses as well as the provision of housing work workers coming to the new factories. Known to have produced nitro-cellulose loaded .303 (identified on headstamp as 7.70) cartridges during 1918 in: Also known to have produced ball rounds in the 1920s and 30s, A VE Atelier de Construction de Valence, FRANCE. This round had a muzzle velocity of 1830 feet per second and a chamber pressure of about 19 tons per square inch. This factory was part of the 1939 1945 war emergency expansion plan and was situated at Blackpole on the site of the earlier Government Cartridge Factory No 3 of 1916. P or PC Peters Cartridge Co., Kings Mills, Ohio, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Penny Rate Product 303. 1949 Bungalows built at Middlestone Moor. Next we went with the WAAFs to see how they packed parachutes for the boys. Production of the .303 cartridge commenced in 1940 and the last known production of this cartridge was in 1973 with Mk 7Z Ball and Dummy Drill cartridges. Known to have produced 7.7 x 56R ball cartridges which are interchangeable with the .303 cartridge. UT = Utah Ordnance Plant - Salt Lake City, Utah. Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield Factory No 2. It was changed to a limited company in 1884 as G. Kynoch & Co Ltd and by then was manufacturing metallic ammunition. The greatest project came with the development of the Tudhoe ironworks site 70 acres that was turned into the Bessemer Park Housing Estate. K2 Imperial Chemical Industries Kynoch factory at Standish, near Wigan, Lancs, UNITED KINGDOM. A fourth royal factory, the Royal Aircraft Factory at Farnborough was also taken over by the Ministry in 1916. Known to have manufactured .303 cartridges in: GKB or K George Kynoch, Birmingham, UNITED KINGDOM. In 1930 the coke ovens which remained on the ironworks site were only working intermittently. Royal Ordnance, including the Royal Ordnance Factories, makers of guns, ammunition and explosives. however, William allowed some of the previous owners to retain their lands, and one of these was Whittleworth now Whitworth whose first known proprietor was Thomas de Acle who held it in 1183. This of course was not the total number of .303 rifles produced in the UK during WW2, as the SMLE Rifle No 1 was still being manufactured, BSA alone producing nearly a quarter of a million No 1 Mk III and III* rifles. These squalid conditions were paralleled by the ever-uncertain economic conditions in industry. They factories employed 300,000 people and were responsible for producing two-thirds of guns made in the UK and a similar proportion of the ammunition[7]. It became Kynoch Ltd in 1897. 1759 Government purchase of the privately-owned gunpowder mill at Faversham and the establishment there of the Royal Powder Mill. Former Essoldo/Tivoli cinema building destroyed by fire. Manufactured .303 cartridges from 1915 1918 in: Incendiary Buckingham (VII.B), B Mk 1, B Mk 2Z, SAAF Small Arms Factory Footscray, AUSTRALIA. Spennymoor is a town in County Durham, England. Known to have produced .303 ball cartridges. Proof, Cordite Mk 1, Mk 2, Mk 3, Q Mk 3, Q Mk 4 and Q Mk 5, Tracer SPG(VII.G) Mk 1 and SPG(VII.G) Mk1Z, Tracer G Mk 1, G Mk 1 Special, G Mk 2, G Mk 3 and G Mk 4, Experimental steel anti fouling bulleted rounds, Experimental Armour Piercing Tracer (1917-18), Experimental Explosive, RTS and RTT Cartridges, Experimental Grenade Launching Cartridges. These men, early industrial workers, wore their hair long and on these gala days it flowed freely over their shoulders instead of, as usually was the case, being tied in curls. 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 ). Town Centre redeveloped. Spennymoor, and the surrounding settlements, have a long and varied history. The following types of .303 cartridges are known to have been produced during the period 1897 to 1919: Armour Piercing Mks VII.P, VII.W and VII.W.Z, Cartridge Rifle Grenade, Ballistite H Mk 1. Known to have produced .303 cartridges in: MS Explosives Factory, Salisbury, AUSTRALIA. The Spennymoor ammunition was filled at the Royal Ordnance Factory, Aycliffe, Durham. Known to have produced nitro-cellulose loaded .303 cartridges in: W-W Winchester Western Division of Olin Industries, New Haven, Conn., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. IS - Royal Ordnance Pension Scheme - 2022. As a result, many hundreds of immigrant workers came here from the Midlands and more rows of dark little houses were erected. It is impossible to walk between the rows of cottages without being convinced that the surface of the ground is to a large extent composed of the overflowing contents of these midden boxes. Although schemes were inaugurated to relieve the gloom nothing could make up for the lack of steady employment. This factory was set up as part of the 1939-45 war emergency expansion plan. The comparative isolation of its moorland situation ended too with the opening of a branch railway from the mainline at Ferryhill in 1876. those of the BBC. With the creation of the Ministry of Munitions, it was a logical step for that Ministry to take over supervision of these factories and co-ordinate their production with that of the other National Factories then being established. 1560 The Gunpowder Mills at Waltham Abbey were opened.[1]. 1984 Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment's Waltham Abbey south site became part of Royal Ordnance. FN Fabrique National dArmes de Guerre, Herstal, BELGIUM. U = Utah Ordnance Plant - Salt Lake City, Utah. 1695 Gunpowder was also stored at Upnor Castle (later the Upnor Armaments Supply Depot) from at least as early as 1695. 915.78 GBX Go to investor center Data is from the London Stock Exchange and may be delayed by 15 minutes or more. MQ Small Arms Ammunition Factory No 5, Rocklea, AUSTRALIA. Chamber pressure however was higher at 20 21 tons per square inch compared to the 19.5 tons per square inch of the Mark VII round. 1942 Both pilots killed when two Hawker Hurricane aircraft collided and crashed at Tudhoe. Inside, the most interesting feature is the screen, a typical example of late-17th century work. Known to have produced .303 cartridges in: G, GB or GBF Greenwood and Batley, Leeds, UNITED KINGDOM. 1890 Tudhoe Iron Works produced 50,000 tons of steel. Everyman Theatre opens. 1954 Middlestone Moor housing estate commenced. This company was formed in 1890 at Kings Norton, it owned its own rolling mills and had a loading plant at Abbey wood in Kent. Archive List > United Kingdom > Wearside and County Durham, Submitted by Christine Rome at Spennymoor Library on behalf of Elizabeth Hodgson (ne Monaghan). E or EB Eley Brothers, Edmonton, London, UNITED KINGDOM. 1897 Kenmirs furniture factory opens in Silver Street. The back streets stand deep in filth and mud. SR = Royal Ordnance Factory - Spennymoor, United Kingdom. Known to have produced .303 ball cartridges during 1988. 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. My husband worked in the mines with Bevin Boys. The Norman Conquest meant little to the border folk initially, for they had lived with the constant threat of massacre by raiding Picts and Danes, but then Williams soldiers laid waite the county and distributed the Saxon nobles estates among themselves. Penny Rate Product 239. He was in a parachute regiment when Italy capitulated. 1875 Croxdale Colliery explosion 1 miner killed. Royal Arsenal Factory No 1. HXP Greek Powder and Cartridge Co, Athens, GREECE. Known to have produced .303 cartridges in: NORMA or norma Norma Projectilfabrik, Amotfors, SWEDEN. Subsequently became part of BAE Systems Land and Armaments business. My thanks to John Kindred for clarification on the monograms used on Australian small arms ammunition. Known to have produced .303 cartridges in: KF or K Indian Government Ammunition Factory Kirkee (or Kirkee Arsenal), near Poona, INDIA. 1995 H.M. Queen Elizabeth II visited the Thorn Lighting factory at Spennymoor. Engineering - This type of factory produced bomb and shell casings and other metal-based components for all types of munitions. 1916 Town Hall built at a cost of 18,000. Email: info@spennymoor-tc.gov.uk. people who designed and built them. Known to have produced nitro-cellulose loaded .303 cartridges in: Cartridge Rifle Grenade, H Mk 7Z, M11 and M12, FNM Fabrica Nacional de Municoes e Armas Legeiras, Moscavide, PORTUGAL. manufacturing in Britain. Town Hall refurbished. In the next few years only between one and four houses were built in any year and in 1929 the housing situation was still reported as acute which, from the recorded facts, seems self-evident. The most common system with the .303 cartridge used coloured bullet tips or colour around the annulus of the primer cap. When we arrived at Goosepool Mr Hosie was not allowed to enter the airport as it was strictly guarded. The latter resulted in colliery workers houses springing up on the main Durham road. 1763 The Greenwich magazine was moved to Purfleet. ROF Blackpole; SAA Factory No. In addition there was a filling area not far away in the vicinity of Abbey Wood. Known to have manufactured nitro-cellulose loaded .303 cartridges in: Ball, L1A1 to British Government contract(1982-85). text of this web site is available under the Creative T = Tikkakoski Arsenal - Finland. 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. By 1860, the factory was producing more than 90,000 rifles, or 1,744 a week. An era of prosperity dawned in the 1860s and 1870s when the miners were earning 1 per day. Monogram in use 1941 1945. They had a filling factory at Abbey Wood and later during the 1939-45 war a filling factory at Farnham. Known to have produced nitro-cellulose loaded .303 cartridges in: K or KYNOCH Kynoch & Co, Witton, Birmingham, UNITED KINGDOM. Dunkirk survivors housed in halls and schools. On UK Government contracts 1914 1915. As he was being transferred from Italy to Germany he escaped by jumping from the train and for this among many other things he received the Military Medal. SIP - Royal Ordnance Pension Scheme - 2022. Gateshead refugees arrived in Spennymoor. In addition to the .303 cartridges manufactured for Egypt this company also manufactured nitro-cellulose loaded 7.7 x 56R cartridges, which are interchangeable with the .303 round and are known to have been produced in: Incendiary Armour Piercing with Thermite filling, Incendiary Armour Piercing with Phosphorus filling, C.. Pirotecnico di Capua, ITALY. ROF Aycliffe; Filling Factory No. 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. Page Bank colliery opened. 1945 World War II ended. In 1935 the .303 O Mark 1 Observing round was introduced for use in machine guns. The moor itself comes into the record in 1615 as the result of a general muster on the moor of all men able to bear arms within the bishopric, between the ages of 15 and 60; the gathering amounted to 8,320 (Fordyce). Johnson, who made a fortune out of it. ROF Blackburn. Known to have produced .303 cartridges in: PPU or nny Prvi Partizan, Titovo Uzice, YUGOSLAVIA. By Barry W. Gracia, An extensive website on the Vickers machine gun, Harrington Aviation Museum DropZone Newsletter, Identification Manuals Nos 1, 2, 3, and 4 on the .303 British Service Cartridge. The following .303 cartridges are known to have been produced by Kynoch: Armour Piercing Mks VII.S, VII.P, VII.W, W Mk 1 and W Mk 1Z, Ball, Nitro-cellulose Mk 8z with Aluminium Case, Drill, D Mk 6, D Mk 8, D Mk 9 and D Mk 10. This company manufactured ammunition from an early stage, finally ceasing production in the late 1950s. 1913 Queen Mary visits the town. Known to have produced .303 cartridges in: (The metal components for these rounds were manufactured by MH and MJ at Hendon). The coal mining at Whitworth and a small foundry at Merrington Lane were the earliest industries, but in 1853 the Weardale Iron and Coal Company opened its great ironworks at Tudhoe. The Captain without thinking shouted 'shoot the bugger' and this is what the lads did and were in serious trouble. Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield Factory No 2. 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. Known to have produced .303 cartridges in: Tracer G Mk 2 (Australian Pattern) (projectiles were filled by MS at Salisbury). Spennymoor, United Kingdom (1913-1945). It was originally built by the Normans and its splendid strategic position led to it being fortified in 1143 by the Scots intruder, William Cumyn. TW = Twin Cities Ordnance Plant - Minneapolis, Minnesota. Servicesheld in Town Hall. It is known to have produced .303 cartridges in: Ball, Cordite Mk 2, Mk 2 Special, Mk 6 and Mk 7. Used the monogram 1942 to 1945. The land on which Spennymoor now stands was once a vast expanse of moorland covered with thorn and whin bushes (Spenny Moor). This producer is now known as Metallwerk Elisenhutte GmbH Nassau. We had stirrup pumps to put out fires from Incendiary Bombs. Production gap from Jan 1921 to March 1921 after the factory was leased to the Government Known to have produced during 1920-21 the .303 cartridges in: CP Crompton Parkinson Ltd, Guiseley, Yorkshire, UNITED KINGDOM, although filling took place at Doncaster (see below). Dedication of Venerable Bede Mission Church. Even by 1938 the situation had improved little. Believed to have manufactured .303 ammunition as early as 1898 until 1918. As a general rule the absence of a colour coding indicates a standard ball cartridge. In 1938 the .303 Mark VIIIZ round was approved to obtain greater effective range from the Vickers Medium Machine Gun. DA Dominion Arsenal, Montreal, CANADA. This distinction was abandoned in May 1920 and thereafter all ball rounds had the purple annulus. 1986 Tudhoe Community Centre built. Known to have produced .303 cartridges in: TM..B Pirotechnia di Bologna, ITALY. this was examining and weighing capsules to be used in Burma for killing mosquitoes and fleas. In 1962 the Metals Division of ICI was reorganised as a separate company known as Imperial Metal Industries (Kynoch) Ltd. During WW1 Kynoch produced in excess of 2,373 million .303 cartridges. US Lend Lease production for the UK was 1,196,706 No 4 rifles whereas the total British wartime production of this rifle was 2,021,913. Town wins Northumbria in Bloom (Town Section). T = Tikkakoski Arsenal - Finland. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of For any other comments, please Contact Us. The main factor was the opening in 1941 of a Royal Ordnance Factory at Merrington Lane and since then this estate has provided a constant source of alternative employment to the . After the war in 1918 Kynoch Ltd, in common with most other British small arms ammunition manufacturers, was merged into Explosives Trades Ltd, later to become Nobel Industries. DWM Deutsche Waffen Und Munitionsfabrik, Karlsruhe, GERMANY. Edward lll was otherwise engaged at Crecy in France at the time, but his Queen, Phillipa, with the Archbishop of York, the Bishops of Durham, Lincoln and Carlisle, and the Lords Neville and Percy and others marched North, and with an array of 16,000 men, moved along the ridge from Auckland to Merrington. The Midlands and more rows of dark royal ordnance factory spennymoor houses were erected with one. 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