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The secret City

The main departments of the Royal Arsenal were:
 
PD                   Proof Department
RCD                Royal Carriage Department
RGF                Royal Gun Factory
RL                   Royal Laboratory
SD                  Store Keepers Depart
ment


A ​grand total of buildings huts sheds etc. listed amounts to over 1100 spread over a total 1300 acres of the totally enclosed secret walled City which was the Royal Arsenal.      

​Here up to 80,000 workers were employed at one time on every manufacture developing and producing processes known to man.
1994 Buildings report - volume 1
Departments
The Departments functioning in the Arsenal in the 19th and 20th Century are as follows:

Acronym

Description

A D M T

Army department of mechanised transport

A O S

Army Ordnance Stores ( R O A C )

B W D

Building Works Dept

C D

Catering Dept

C I A

Chief Inspector Of Armaments Inspection Dept

C S O F

Chief Superintendent of Ordnance Factories

M E D

Mechinical Engineering Dept

I O

Indian Office

I N O

Inspector Of Naval Ordnance

M B

Mechanisation Board

M D

Medical Dept

N I D

Naval Inspection Dept

O C

Ordnance Select Committee

O F S

Ordnance Factory Stores

P O

Pay Office

R A F

Royal Ammunition Factory

R G C F

Royal Gun & Carriage Factory

R C D

Royal Carriage Dept

R G F

Royal Gun Factories

R A R D E

Royal Arsenal Research & Development Establishment 

R E M E

Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers

R D

Research Department (R I )

R N A D

Royal Naval Armament Dept

S A A F

Small ARMS Ammunition Factories

S A D

Stores Audit Department

U K A E A

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authorities

W D C

War Department Chemist

W D C

War Department Constabulary

W O A B

War Office Audit Board

W D F B

War Department Fire Brigade

 

Building Numbers and Maps
​Each building had a unique area and number assignment as per below example.
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c1940s-1950s directory of Royal Arsenal traffic numbers (building numbers) departments and descriptions. Areas A, B, C, D, E and F.
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Area A

Building No

Alt.

No

Departments

Description/Usage

Other information

A1

 

O.F.S

Crain-West Wharf

 

A2

 

R.A.F

Crain-West Wharf

 

A4

 

R.G.F

Brass Cannon Factory

Royal Ordnance Garage

A4a

 

E.D

Cook House

 

A4b

 

W.O Audit

F.5 Latrine

 

A5

 

R.O.F

Garage

 

A6

 

 

 

A7

 

 

 

A8

 

R.O.F

Verbruggen House

Ord-Select Comm & Board

A9

 

R.L

Museum.C.O Stores

Shell Factory Mc.Shop

A10

 

 

 

A11

 

 

 

A12

 

 

 

A13

 

R.L

Tower Place

 

A14

 

R.L

Millwrights Shop

 

A15

 

R.L

R.Lab square East & West Pav

 

 

 

New Lab Stores Shell Repair

 

 

 

Car Park

 

A15/1

 

R.L

Sub Station No 20

 

A15/2

 

R. L

Distrubution Hut "A"

 

A16

 

R. L,

M/c Shop Field Artillery

 

A17

 

 

 

A18

 

 

 

A19

 

 

 

A20

 

 

 

A21

 

R.A.F

Issue Store Shell Factory

 

 

 

Parkerising Shop

 

A22

 

R. L

New Lab Square Field Artillery

 

 

 

Vehicles Pediment

 

A23

 

R. L

New Lab Sq Small Metal Working

 

 

 

Metal Case Store

 

A23

 

A. O . S

Stores Exam Branch

 

A23/a

 

A O S

Stores Exam Branch

 

A23/b

 

A.O S

Millwrights Office/Store

 

A24

40

R.L

Inspection A Model Room

Mess

A25

 

R.G.C F

Model Room Press Shop

 

 

 

Shett Metal W/Shop

 

A26

 

A.O.S

Army Education Book Dept

 

A26/1

 

E D

Sub Station No 29

 

A27

 

A O S

Stores

 

A27

 

R. L

Pediment Complex

 

A28

 

R. L

Pediment Complex

 

A28

 

A O S

Stores

 

A29

 

A. O S

Tank Parts Store

 

A29

 

R L

Tank Parts Store

 

 

 

Rifle Club

 

A30

 

A O S

Stores

 

A31

 

R L

Offices & Stores

 

A31

 

A O S

Stores

 

A32

 

E D

H Q Engineering Store Est

 

A32

41

 

Training Cntr

A33

 

R L

Gun Yard Tennis Court

 

 

 

M O D Police H Q Office

 

A34

 

R L

Office

 

A35

 

R A F

Paint Dipping Shop

 

 

 

R G C F

Metal Case Shop

 

A36

 

R G C F

Painters Shop Metal Case

 

 

 

Shop Machinery

 

A37

 

R G C F

Dial Square Gun Complex

 

 

 

Metal Case Paint Shop

 

A38

 

R G C F

Metal Case Paint Shop

 

A39

 

 

 

A40

 

R G F

Old Shot Yard

 

A41

 

Inspection A

H Q Stationary Store

Round River Guard House

A42

 

A O S

Armoury-Chapel of Rest

 

 

 

Oil & Paint Store Cordage

 

A42/2

 

 

Flag Staff Canteen

A43

 

W D Chemist

Branch Laboratories

 

A44

18

 

 

A42

 

A O S

 

Guard Houses

A45

 

R A F

Bomb Shot Yard

 

A46

 

Bomb Shot Yard Tinmans Shop, Electric Deposition Chemical/Cap Shop

R A F Bomb Shop

A47

 

 

 

A48

 

 

 

A49

 

E D

Air Compressor House

 

A50

17

E D

 

Boiler House

A51

 

 

 

A52

 

R A F

Bomb Shop Store N-E Dial Sq

 

A53

 

R G F

Great Pile Of s,  

Apprentice Training Shop

Brass Foundry, 1967 Used as Garage

A54

 

 

 

A55

 

 

 

A56

 

E D

Sub Station No 28

 

A57

 

R G F

Erection Shop Small Guns

Front of Dial Square

A58

 

R G F

Welding Shop Garage

 

A59

 

R A F

Metal Case Factory Store

 

A60

 

R A F

Metal Case W/Shop

Metal Case Factory

A61

 

R A F

Misc W/Shop

R A F

A62

 

R A F

Metal Case W/ Shop

 

A63

 

R A F

Misc Shop Store

R A F

A63/a

 

E D

Sub Station No 6

 

A64

 

R A F

Misc MC W / Shop

R A F

A65

 

R A F

Misc Mc W/ Shop

 

A66

 

R A F

Rifle Shell Mc Shop

 

A66/3

 

E D

Telephone Box

 

A67

 

R L

Foundry

Foundry

A70

 

R A F

Store & Projectile Shop Iron &

Coke Bunker

 

 

Shell Foundry Sand Mixing 

 

A71

 

 

 

A72

 

E D

New Air Compressor & Pump House

 

A72/4

 

R O F

Coal Bunker & Hydraulic Power

 

A73

 

R A F

Experimental Shop

 

A73/b

 

R A F

Projectable Shop

 

A73/2

 

R A F

Heading Shop

 

A73/3

 

R A F

Hardning Shop

 

A74

 

R A F

Bond & Store

 

A75

22

R O F

Central Office & Drawing Store

Central Office ( C O )

A76

 

R O F

Pay Office Progress & Planning

 

A77

 

R L

Official Quarters No !--10

 

A78

 

M C Sc

Chief Instructors Office Welfare & Sports Association

Sports Association

A79

 

M D

Surgery & Mortary

 

A79/1

 

M D

Mortuary

 

A79/2

 

Dispensary

Surgery Store

A80

 

R O F

Main Gate Beresford

 

A81

 

E D

Quarters Turncock

 

A81/a

 

A O S

Principal Foremans Quarters

 

A82

 

R O F

Main Fire Station

 

A83

 

B W D

Clerk Of Works

 

A84

 

R O F

Quarters Main Gate Nos 13 / 15

 

A85

 

R O F

Ordnance Board Offices

Ordnance Records Office

A86

 

R O F

Artillary Field Office Quarters Nos 1 / 4

 

A87

 

R E M E

Officers For Commonwealth Inspectors

 

A88

 

R E M E

Officers For Commonwealth Inspectors

 

A89

 

R E M E

Officers For Commonwealth Inspectors

 

A121

 

R F F

Primer Shop

 

 

Area B

Building No

Alt.

No

Departments

Description/Usage

Other information

B1

 

E D

Central Power Station

 

B2

 

E D

Power Station

 

B3

 

E D

Latrine

 

B4

 

A O S

Crane No4 West Wharf

 

B5

 

A O S

Crane No 5 West Wharf

 

B6

 

A O S

Mooring Bollard Prince/ Ruperts Wharf

 

B7

 

A O S

As Above

 

B8

 

A O S

Crane No 8 "T" Pier

 

B9

 

A O S

Crane No 9 " T " Pier

 

B10

 

A O S

Crane No 10 " T " Pier

 

B11

 

A O S

Crane No 11 " T " Pier

 

B11/A

 

A O S

Crane No 11/a " T " Pier

 

B12

 

A O S

Crane No 12  " T " Pier

 

B13

 

A O S

Crane No 13  " T " Pier

 

B13/a

 

A O S

Crane No 13/a " T " Pier

 

B14

 

A O S

Crane No 14   "T" Pier

 

B15

 

A O S

Crane No 15  "T" Pier

 

B16

 

A O S

Crane No 16  "T" Pier

 

B17

 

A O S

Crane No 17 "T" Pier

 

B18

 

A O S

Crane No 18  "T" Pier

 

B19

 

A O S

Crane No 19  "T" Pier

 

B20

 

A O S

Crane No 20  "T" Pier

 

B21

 

A O S

Crane NO 21  " T"Pier

 

B22

 

A O S

Crane No 22  " T " Pier

 

B23

 

A O S

Bollard East Wharf

 

B24

 

A O S

Bollard East Wharf

 

B25

 

A O S

Bollard East Wharf

 

B26

 

E D

Electricial Workshop

 

B27

 

E D

C P S Coal Bunkers

 

B28

 

E D

Inspectors Elect & Mech

 

 

 

 

Chain Test

 

B29

 

E D

C P S Coal Store

 

B30

 

E D

Weigh Bridge

 

B31

 

E D

Truck Charging

 

B32

 

A O S

 

 

B33

 

A O S

Shipping Sheds

 

 

 

 

Receipt store & Group store

 

B34

 

A O S

Mountings 6pdr 6cwt Gun stores

Heavy Gang Store

 

 

 

Livans Projectors Nail store RNAD

 

B35

 

A O S

Army Ord Store Heavy & Light Tank spares

 

B35/6

 

A O S

Army Ord Store Receipt store

 

B36

 

 

3inch&20cwtA A Equip

 

B36/1

 

A O S

Dinning Room

 

B36/2

 

E D

Train Despatchers B"Section

 

B 37

 

A O S

Army Ord Store Rolls Royce Tank

 

 

 

 

Track & Engines

 

B38

 

A O S

Army Ord Store Misc Artillery store

 

 

 

 

Irish Surrendered Arms

 

B38/7

 

A O S

Straw Shed

 

B39

 

A O S

Shipping Sheds Wharf Delivery

 

 

 

 

Export & Transit store

 

B40

40

A O S

Army Ord Store Artillery store

P S A

B41

 

Inspection

Carrage Store Printing room

 

B42

 

A O S

Carrage Ord Store

 

B42/2

 

A O S

Civilian Air raid shelter

 

B42/3

 

A O S

 

 

B42/4

 

A O S

 

 

B42/5

 

R O F

Defence Shelters

 

B42/2

 

 

Later a Canteen

 

B43

 

Inspection

C I A Offices

Training Centre

B44

 

Inspection

C I A Offices

By Flage Dtaff Canteen

B45

 

A O S

Army Ord Store Main Office

 

B46

21

S A W

Office

Telephone Exchange

B46

 

W D Chemist

Photographic section

 

B47

20

W D Chemist

Chemical Dept Head Office

 

B48

 

W D Chemist

 

 

B49

 

W D Chemist

 

 

 

Area C

Building No

Alt.

No

Departments

Description/Usage

Other information

C1

19

Inspection I G O C

Inspection Carriages

 

C2

10

R C D

Main'Machine Shop

 

C3

 

 

Garrison Erectors

R G C F

C4

 

D

Scrap Forge

Planning Shop

C5

 

D

Foundry No1

Brass Foundry

C6

 

 

Fitters Light M/c Shop

 

C7

 

 

Fitters South Extension

 

C8

10

 

Iron & Steel stores

 

C8/1

 

R G C F

Transformer cubicle

 

C9

 

M C Science

Artillery College Gun 

Section & Store

C10

9

R G C F

Shop Manager office

Office

C11

 

M C Sc

Artillery gun And Ammo Branch

 

C11/A

 

 

Model Rooms

 

C12

 

R O F

Foremans Canteen & Club

 

C13

 

M C Sc

Drill Shed & Carriage Branch

 

C14

 

I G C

Model stores & Electric truck

 

C15

 

E D

Mains & Telephones

 

C16

 

E D

Foundry Coke Bunker

 

C17

 

R G C F

Climatic Hut

 

C18

 

R G C F

Climatic Hut

 

C19

 

R G C F

Climatic Hut

 

C20

 

R G C F

Water Tower

 

C21

 

R G C F

Tank Repair Shop store

 

C23

7

R G C F

Tank Repair Shop

 

C24

7

R G C F

Engine test & repair shop

 

C25

7

R G C F

Repair Shop

 

C26

7

R G C F

Inspection Shop

 

C27

7

R G C F

 

 

C28

7

R G C F

Tool Shop

 

C29

 

R G C F

Paint Shop

Railway Trucks

C29/1

 

E D

Sub Station No16

 

C30

 

R F F

Empty Shell Store

 

C31

 

R G C F

Testing & Exam Branch

 

C32

 

A O S

Limber Store

 

C33

 

R A F

Box Repair Canteen

 

C33/1

 

R A F

Latrine

 

C34

 

R A R D E

Latrine & Sub Station No 25

 

C35

 

A O S

Limber store

 

C36

 

W D Chemist

Chemical Inspection

 

C36/1 to 6

 

W D Chemist

Chemical Inspection Store

 

C37

 

W D Chemist

Experimental Lab

 

C38

 

W D Chemist

Exp Lab stores & Battery house

 

C39

 

W D Chemist

Admin Sect & stores

 

C40

 

W D Chemist

Plastic & Rubber Labs

 

C40/F

 

W D Chemist

U K A E (atomic)

 

C41

 

 

Vehicle store

 

C42

 

W D Chemist

Chemical Insp

 

C43

 

R O F

Romney Huts Urinal

 

C44

 

R O F

Office

 

C45

 

 

 

 

C46

 

R O F

stores

 

C47

 

E D

Sub Station No 8

 

C48

 

E D

Boiler House

 

C49

 

E D

Dinning Room

 

C50

 

I N O

 

 

C51

 

 

 

 

C52

 

E D

Office Rate Fixers & Clerk of Works

 

C53

6

R G C F

3,7 AA guns Railway trucks

 

C54

6

Demolished

 

 

C55

 

R G C F

Machinists

 

C56

 

R G C F

Machinists (east)

 

C57

 

R G C F

Tool Makers & Apprentice Lt M/c Shop

 

C58

 

R G C F

Machine Shop

 

C59

 

R G C F

 

 

C60

 

 

 

 

C61

 

 

 

 

C62

 

R G C F

Urinal

 

C63

 

R G C F

Erectors South east

I N O

C64

 

E D

Sub station No 9

 

C65

 

A O S

Vehicle store -Propeller shop(1939-45

Incinerator

C66

 

A O S

 

 

C67

 

 

 

 

C68

 

N I D

Office & Hose drying tower

 

C69

 

N I D

Office

 

C70

 

R A F

Tinmans Office & stores

 

C71

 

R O F

Fire-Engine Station middle gate

 

C72

 

R A F

Tin-mans shop

 

C73

 

R A F

Tin-mans shop & stores

 

C74

 

R A F

 

 

C75

 

R A F

 

 

C76

 

 

 

 

C77

 

 

 

 

C78

 

 

 

 

C79

2

 

 

 

C80

 

 

 

 

C81

 

R G C F

Pattern Makers

 

C82

 

R G C F

Canister Bunker

 

C83

 

 

 

 

C84

 

 

 

 

C85

 

 

 

 

C86

 

 

 

 

C87

 

 

 

 

C88

 

 

 

 

C89

 

 

 

 

C90

 

E D

Boiler House & Gaugers shop

 

C91

 

 

 

 

C92

 

R O F

Arsenal Green Houses

 

 

 

 

Nos 19 to 23 Quarters to East of Hospitial

 

C93

 

W D C

Section Houses Avenue H

 

C94

 

W D C

Office Plumstead Gate B W D Residence

 

C94/5

 

 

W D C Telephones

 

C95

 

N I D

Office Middle Gate House

 

C96

 

R O F

Quarters

 

C97

 

Inspection

Gauge Inspection Shop

 

C97/1 to 5

 

E D

D & E

 

C97/9

 

D I Arm

D I Arm

 

C97/A

 

R L

Metallurgists

 

C98

 

R G C F

Pattern store Boundry Wall

 

C99

 

 

 

 

C100

 

 

 

 

C121

 

R F F

Primer Factory

 

CF1

 

 

 

 

CF2

 

 

 

 

CF3

 

 

 

 

CF4

 

S A S ( R A F )

Cannon & Cordite Filling Factory

( S A A )

 

CF 5

 

S A S

Cannon & Cordite Filling Factory

( S A S )

 

 

Area D

Building No

Alt. No

Departments

Description/Usage

Other information

D1

 

A O S

Shipwrights store

 

 

 

 

Boat Repair shop

 

BLD D/1

 

A O S

Sub Contractor W HMitchell & Sons

 

 

 

 

Shipping Owner

 

D2

 

R N A D

Side Arms store East Wharf

 

D2/2

 

E D

Train Despatch Section "D"

 

D3

 

R N A D

Sling Store

 

D4

 

R N A D

Gun Store Naval Cash Office

 

 

 

 

East Wharf Inspection store

 

D4/A

 

R N A D

B / L Gun store

 

D5

 

R N A D

Q / F Gun store

 

D6

 

E D

Coal Pier East Wharf

 

D6 A

 

E D

Coal Bunkers East Wharf

 

D7

 

R N A D

Warhead boxes Packing store

 

D7/A

 

R N A D

Latrins

 

D8

 

R N A D

Depth charge store & Fitters shop

 

D9

 

E D

Gas Factory Retort house & Coal Bunker Crane on Canal bank

 

D10

 

E D

Office

 

D10/5

 

E D

Housing

 

D11

 

 

 

 

D12

 

R N A D

Cartridge cases & Side Arms store

 

D13

 

Police Boat House

Police Boat house Charge/hands

 

D14

 

R N A D

Office N A S O

 

D15

 

I N O

Gun Inspection Shop

 

D16

 

R G C F

Metallurgists

 

Bld 16/A

 

R G C F

Mettallurgists

 

D20

 

R N A D & A O S

Gun Gantry & Ground

 

D21

 

 

 

 

D22

 

E D

Locomotives Running Shed

 

D23

 

 

 

 

D24

 

 

 

 

D25

 

R O F

Bunker & Crane No 25 coal dock

 

D26

 

E D

Gas Processing

 

D27

 

E D

Gas Processing

 

D28

 

R N A D

Iron Pier 4 ton Crane

 

D29

 

R N A D

Iron Pier 4 ton Crane

 

D30

 

R N A D

Iron Pier 200ton Crane

 

D31

 

R N A D

No 31 Crane foot of Iron Pier

 

D32

 

R N A D

No 32 Crane East Wharf

 

D33

 

R N A D

No 33 Crane East Wharf

 

D34

 

R N A D

No 34 Crane East Wharf

 

D35

 

R N A D

No 35 Crane East Wharf

 

D36

 

R  N A D

No 36 Crane East Wharf

 

D37

 

R  N A D

No 37 Crane East Wharf

 

D38

 

R N A D

No 38 Crane East Wharf

 

D38

 

Weigh Bridge

 

 

D39

 

 

 

 

D40

 

 

 

 

D41

 

R O F

Under-ground Oil store

 

D42

 

A O S

Central store Canal Loading

 

D43

 

E D

Gas Pipe Fitters & water mains section

 

D44

 

R O F

Stores

 

D45

 

E D

Boiler Shop

 

D46

 

E D

Pipe Fitters store

 

D47

 

E D

Pipe Fitters Shop

 

D48

 

E D

Painters Carpenter& Plumbers shop

 

D49

 

I N O

Empty Shell inspection

 

D50

 

R G C F

Forgers Drop Hammer shop

 

D51

 

 

 

 

D52

 

 

 

 

D53

 

R G C F

Oburator Shop

 

 

 

A O S

Misc Artillery store

 

D54

 

A O S

Proof Square

 

D55

 

E D

Garage

 

D56

 

A O S

Misc Artillery store

 

D57

 

E D

Motor store (Viewing Room R G F)

 

D57/1

 

A O S

Trench Mortar store

 

D57/3

 

A O S

Machinery store

 

D58

 

R G C F

North Boring Mill& testing branch  U K A E A

 

D59

 

E D

Machine Shop

 

D60

 

 

 

 

D61

 

D I Arm

Exam Shop Tanks etc ( D I Arm)

Inspection

D62

 

R G C F

Turnery East

 

D63

 

R G C F

Heavy Turnery

 

D63/A

 

R G C F

Gun Gaugers

 

D63/B

 

R G C F

Heavy turnery store

 

D64

 

R G C F

80 ton Crane

 

D65

 

R G C F

West Forge Rolling mills

 

D66

 

R G C F

Bunkers West forge

 

D67A

 

R G C F

Forge Press house Shop Man Office

 

D67B

 

R G C F

Forgers (tool room)

 

D67C

 

R G C F

Forges

 

D67D

 

R G C F

Forges store

 

D67E

 

R G C F

Forges

 

D68

 

E D

Sub-station No14

 

D69

 

R G C F

Bell Yard

 

D70

 

E D

Machinery Section

 

D71

 

 

 

 

D72

 

A O S

Anti Air craft mounting store

 

D73

 

R G C F

Radial Crane (1876) Circular gun factory

 

D74

 

A O S

A Mounting store

 

D75

 

R A F

Experimental Ammo R L

 

D76

 

R G C F

Gas producers Radial Crane

 

D77

 

N I D

Inspection

 

D77/A

 

R G C F

Electro-deposition shop

 

D78

 

R G C F

South Boring Mill (1871)

 

D79

 

R G C F

Erectors & sight Fitters

 

D80

 

R G C F

Heavy Gun Factory (1914)

 

D81

 

R G C F

Heavy Gun Tempering & Shrinking

 

D81/2

 

E D

Substation No 33

 

D82

 

R G C F

Lead Bath

 

D82/A

 

E D

Labour & coaling office

 

D83

 

E D

Sling & tackle store

 

D83/A

 

E D

Plant store

 

D84

 

R N A D & A O S

Heavy Gun gantry East of no 10 street

 

D85

 

E D

Old Cadet Bathing Pond

 

D86

 

R G C F

Scrap Metal Bins

 

D87

 

 

 

 

D88

 

 

 

 

D89

 

 

 

 

D90

 

N I D

Royal Naval Ord College

 

D91

 

E D

Traffic Managers Office

 

D92

 

A D M T

Suptg Eng & constructor of Shipping

 

D92/2

 

A D M T

Latrine

 

D93

 

R G C F

Dining Room

 

D94

 

R G C F

View Branch & Tempering Exam

 

D95

 

R G C F

Light Gun Factory

 

D96

 

R G C F

East Gun Forge

 

D97

 

R G C F

Coal bunker North

 

D97/A

 

R G C F

Coal bunker South

 

D98

 

R G C F

Dining room

 

D99

 

R G C F

Heavy gun Shrinking & tempering branch

 

D99/A

 

E D

Substation No 19

 

D100

 

E D

Iron-workers shop

 

 

Area E

Building No

Alt. No

Departments

Description/Usage

Other information

E1

 

R F F

Old Lyddite Est (1877)

 

E2

 

R A F

C F 3 Receipt store No 3

 

E2 /A

 

R A F

C F 3 Receipt store No 2

 

E3

 

E D

Q F C F 3 Old original Cartridge factory1900

Fuze & Primer

E3 /A

 

E D

South store

 

E3/B

 

Inspection I G A

Office & Exam Room

 

E3/C

 

Inspection I G A

Shifting House

Dirty to Clean

E3/76

 

R F F

Q F C F 3 North store B

 

E3/80

 

R F F

Q F C F 3 North store A

 

E3/85

 

R F F

Boiler House & Laundry

 

E4

 

R F F

Fuze & Primer

Old Primer Factory 1900

E4/A

 

R F F

Fuze & Primer Store

 

E4/B

 

Inspection I G A

Insp of Filled Fuzes & Primers

 

E4/C

 

R F F

Fuze & Primer

 

E4/D

 

R F F

Primer Branch Receipt & issue

 

E4/E

 

R F F

Fuze & Primer store Gun-powder Blds E4/131&132

 

E5

 

R F F

Cannon & Cartridge Blds

1876

E5 /A

 

R F F

Cannon & cartridge Gunpowder  Magazine in E5 /20

 

E5 /20

 

R F F

Gun-powder Magazine

 

E5 /44

 

R F F

Hydraulic Pump House For D/B

 

E5/45

 

R F F

Hydraulic Accumulator D /B

 

E6

 

R F F

Cannon & Cartridge H E Lyddite

1906

E6/A

 

R F F

H E Estab Lyddite section in Blds Nos 38/9

 

E6/B

 

R F F

H E Estab Lyddite section Bld 21

 

E6/C

 

R F F

H E Estab Trotyl section Bld 86

 

E6/D

 

R F F

H E Estab Trotyl section Bld 87

 

E6/E

 

R F F

H E Estab Boiling Out HouseBld 90

 

E6/F

 

R F F

H E Estab Filled Shell store Bld 21

 

E6/G

 

E D

Boiler House & Coal Bunker D B

 

E7

 

R F F

Cap & Detonator Factory

1896

E7/40

 

 

Train Dispatchers Office C C B Sect

 

E8

 

E D

Smithies shop Repair Rolling stock

 

E9

 

A O S & E D

Gun ground R N A D

 

E9/A

 

R N A D

Practice Projectile Gantry

 

E9/B

 

E D

Dept & Plant store

 

E10/1 to 2

 

E D

Dust Destructor

 

E11

 

R N A D

Store Barrels Projectile boxes etc

 

E11/A

 

R N A D

Projectile boxes &Q F Ammo boxes

 

E12

 

R N A D

Stores

 

E13

 

R N A D

Gun Ground & Vin Yard

 

E14

 

E D

Tar Paving Wharf N E Wharf

 

E14/A

 

E D

Second Hand Material Ground

 

E15

 

E D

Contractors Yard N E Wharf

 

E16

 

R N A D

Q F & Machine gun store

 

E17

 

R O F

Stores

 

E17/A

 

E D

Dump Building Materials

 

E18/1to2

 

E D

Lock Keeping Huts

 

E19

 

A O S

Gun Ground

 

E19/1

 

A O S

 

 

E19/A

 

A O S

 

 

E20

 

R N A D

 

 

E21

 

R N A D

 

 

E22

 

R N A D

 

 

E23

 

R N A D

 

 

E24

 

R N A D

 

 

E25

 

R N A D

 

 

E26

 

R N A D

 

 

E27

 

R N A D

 

 

E27/A

 

R N A D

 

 

E28

 

P & E

 

 

E29

 

A O S

 

 

E30

 

A O S

 

 

E30/A

 

Inspection I G A

 

 

E30/B

 

Inspection I G A

 

 

E30/C

 

E D

 

 

E31

 

I S A A

Examination Store

 

E31/A

 

 A O S

Boxes A S A Store

 

E31/1

 

R N A D

Shell Painting Store

 

E32

 

A O S

S A A Ammunition Store

 

E33

 

R N A D

Anti Gas Apparatus Store

 

E34

 

I G A

Inspection of empty Q F  Cartridge Cases

 

E34A

 

I G A

Divisional Store

 

E34/B

 

I G A

Inspection of Misc& Gas Stores

 

E34/C

 

I G A

General Store

 

E34/D

 

I G A

Inspection  of Misc & Gas Stores

 

E35

 

R N A D

Misc Magazine Store

 

E35/A

 

R N A D

Box & Empty Shell (3") Store

 

E35 to E39/A

 

R O F

W D S D

 

E36

 

R N A D

Empty Shell store Carriage for 3 & 6 Pounders

 

E36/A

 

R N A D

Empty Shell Store

 

E37

 

R N A D

Dining Room

 

E38

 

R N A D

Iron Fortification store

 

E39

 

R N A D

Cartridge Case store

 

E39/A

 

R N A D

Q F Ammunition store

 

E40

 

A O S

S A A   Ammo Packing Store

 

E40/A

 

A O S

Ranges Packing Office

 

E41

 

A O S

Empty packing store & inst shop

 

E42

 

I G A

Inspection of Detonators

 

E43

 

I G A

Inspection of Primers etc

 

E44

 

R N A D

Tetrocloride Store & Packing

 

E44/A

 

R N A D

Empty case store

 

E45

 

R A F

Range armoury(W D S D)

 

E45/A

 

R A F

Proofing Range

 

E46

 

A O S

Empty Fuze Adaptures Store

 

E46/A

 

A O S

Empty Fuze Adaptures store 

 

E46/B

 

A O S

Covers Fuze store Science Museum

 

E47

 

A O S

Misc Magazine stores

 

E47/A

 

A O S

Filled & Empty Fuze store

 

E48

 

A O S

Drill Cartridges

 

E49

 

A O s

Gun & Recuperation Shop

 

E50/20

 

E D

Wood Impregnating Plant

 

E50/A

 

R A F

Tailors Paper & Leather Factory

 

E50/B

 

R O F

Garment Dept

 

E51

 

A O S

Cordite Case & empty Fuze store

 

E51/1

 

A O S

Field Artillery Vehicle store

 

E51/A

 

R O F

Sadlers & Bronzing Shop Offices

 

E51/B

 

R O F

Offices

 

E52

 

A O S

Return store S A A Componants

 

E53

 

R O F

Garment Stores

 

E54

 

A O S

Empty Fuze Cylinders & Covers

 

E55

 

A O S

Carpenters & Wheelers shop

 

E56

 

A O S

Work shop Expense store

 

E57

 

A O S

Work-shop

 

Bld 57/A

 

A O S

Work-shop Coal Bunker

 

E58

 

A O S

Anti gas mask Contract store

 

E59

 

A O S

Anti-gas oil  paint& Police box

 

E60

 

A O S

Work-shop expense oil & paint store

 

E61

 

R A F

Velocity Range Hydraulcs ( C I A )

 

E62

 

R N A D

Q F Empty Shell & Q F Cartridges

 

E63

 

R N A D

Stores

 

E64

 

R O F

Main Store-house

 

E64/A

 

R O F

Store-house

 

E65

 

Inspection I G A

Inspection Of Empty Bombs & Shells

 

E65/A

 

INspection I G A

Inspection of Q F Cartridge Cases

 

E65/B

 

R A F

Rocket Factory & painting Projectiles

 

E66

 

R A F

D I A Ammunition

 

E67

 

E D

Coal Depot

 

E68

 

A O S

Spares store for 6 inch & 26 cwt Howitzer Vehicles

 

E68/A

 

A O S

Carriage Limbers & Heavy Vehicles Artillery store Containers store

 

E68 / I W

 

E D

R O F Phone Kiosk

 

E68 / 6

 

R O F

Garment Development

 

E69

 

A O S

Machine Gun Boxes D C I

 

E70

 

A O S

Transporting Sleighs Sales office Ground

 

E70/A

 

A O S

Group 11office (A P F) P M O C I Clothing

 

E70 /B

 

R A F

S A A F Section office

 

E70/C

 

A O S

A P F Office

 

E70/1

 

E D

Substation No 18

 

E70/C/2

 

R A F

D I Amm

 

E71

 

R N A D

Contract Receipt store Timber Sheds

 

E71/A

 

R N A D

Misc (Dockyard &Expense) store

 

E72

 

E D

Substation No 24

 

E73

 

A O S

Radial Crane

1876

E73/A

 

A O S

Loading Ramp

 

E74

 

A O S

Carriages Limber & Heavy Aryillery store

 

E75

 

A O S

Heavy Artillery

 

E76

 

R A F ( S A A F )

Rolling Mill Foundry Coal Bunker &

 

 

 

 

Ajax-WyattElect Furnaces

 

E77

 

R A F (SAAF)& E D

Rolling Mill

 

 

 

E D

Substations No 15 Top & Sub No 27N end

 

E78

 

R A F ( S A A F )

C F 5 Cupping Shop (Cartridge )

 

E79

 

R A F ( S A A F )

Cartridge Factory

 

E79/A

 

E D

Substation No2 & C F 5

 

E80

 

R A F

T P & L F Anti gas mask Factory Tool & Guage shop Q F C F I  S A A F Case & Fuze Factory

 

E80/A

 

E D

Boiler House & Bunker Fuze Factory

 

E80/7

 

E D

Clerk of Works

 

E80/10

 

Canteen

T P L F Canteen Used By Home Office

 

 

 

 

Grand Brighton Airey Neave Car Explosion

 

E81

 

R A F

Fuze Factory & Plaque Dispatch Room

 

E81/ A

 

R A F

Pickling & Lacquering Shop

 

E81/ B

 

R A F

Factory Office

 

E82

 

R A F

Cartridge Examination

 

E83

 

R A F (S A A F)

Machine store

 

E83 / 1

 

R A F

 

 

E84

 

R A F

Pickling & Laquering Shop

 

E84/A

 

E D

British Railway Office

 

E84/A

 

E D

 

 

E85

 

R A F

 

 

E86

 

A C S

 

 

E86 / 7

 

 

 

 

E87

 

 

 

 

E88

 

 

 

 

E89

 

 

Shell Cases

 

E89 /A

 

 

 

 

E90

 

 

 

 

E90 /A

 

 

 

 

E91

 

 

 

 

E92

 

 

 

 

E92 /A

 

 

 

 

E93

 

 

 

 

E94

 

 

 

 

E94 / A

 

 

 

 

E95

 

 

 

 

E96

 

 

 

 

E97

 

 

 

 

E97 /A

 

 

 

 

E98

 

 

 

 

E99

 

 

 

 

E99 /A

 

 

 

 

E100

 

 

 

 

E100 / A

 

 

 

 

E101

 

 

 

 

E101 / 3

 

 

 

 

E101 / 7

 

 

 

 

E101 / 10

 

 

 

 

E102

 

 

 

 

E103

 

 

 

 

E104

 

 

 

 

E105

 

 

 

 

E105 / B

 

 

 

 

E105 / C

 

 

 

 

E106

 

 

 

 

E107

 

 

 

 

E108

 

 

 

 

E109

 

 

 

 

E109 / A

 

 

 

 

E110

 

 

 

 

E110/ A

 

 

 

 

E111

 

 

 

 

E112

 

 

 

 

E112 /3

 

 

 

 

E113

 

 

 

 

 

Area F

Building No

Alt. No

Departments

Description/Usage

Other information

F1

 

A D S

 

 

F2

 

 

Womens W C, Empty Grenade Store

 

Bld F3

 

 

Cordite burning ground, Splinter proofing etc

 

Blds F3/2 to F3/8

 

D I A

 

 

Bld F3/a

 

R F F

Destroying ground furnace

 

Bld F4

 

Research

Q F Ammunition store

 

F5

 

Research

 

 

F6

 

R N A D

Cunis Wharf

 

F6/1

 

R N A D

A/F Office Dinning Room

 

Bld F6 a

 

A O S

Empty case store

 

F6 b

 

R N A D

S /A Ammunition Primers

 

F6 c

 

R N A D

Fuze Store

 

F6 d

 

R N A D

Q 7 F ammunition Store

 

F6 e

 

R A N D

Dets & Ignitors Store

 

F6 f

 

E D

Examination Store

 

F6/4

 

R O F

Phone Box

 

F7

 

A O S

Shot Ground

 

Bld F7/a

 

A O S

Foreman’s Qts

 

Bld F7/b

 

R N A D

Forman’s Qtrs

 

F8

 

R N A D

Dinning Room

 

F9

 

R N A D

Tripcock Pier

 

F10

 

I  G A

Inspection of Filled Ammo

 

F10/A

 

I G A

 

 

Bld F10/B

 

I G A

 

 

F11

 

R N A D

Ammo Mag Mines Depth, Charges Store

 

F12

 

E D

Mugby Junction train Inspector, Office Mugby & Lyddite Section

 

F12/1

 

I S A A

H E Magazine

 

F13

 

A O S

Dumping Ground

 

F14

 

A O S

Filled Cartridge Store

 

F14 / F

 

R N A D

Boiler House

 

Bld 15

 

A O S

Offices

 

Bld 16

 

I S A A

S A A Ranges D I A Experimental

 

Bld 16 /A

 

I S S A

Targets & Mantlets S A A Ranges

 

F17

 

A O S

Empty small arms ammo boxes

 

F18

 

A O S

Fuze & Tubes store

 

F18/A

 

A O S

Fuze Store

 

F19

 

A O S

Fuze Store

 

Bld F19/A

 

A O S

Misc Store

 

F20

 

A O S

Rocket Store

 

F21

 

A O S

Fuze & Tube store

 

F21/A

 

A O S

Fuze & Tube store

 

Bld F21/B

 

A O S

Empty Package Store

 

F21/B(shed)

 

A O S

Wheel Store

 

F22

 

A O S

Rocket sticks & cartridge cases,  Dry gun cotton store

 

F23

 

R N A D

Ablutions Room

 

F24

 

R N A D

Burning ground

 

F25

 

R N A D

Washing out shop

 

F26

 

R N A D

 

 

F26/A

 

A O S

Bomb store

 

F26/B

 

A O S

Ammonium Nitrate store

 

F26/c

 

A O S

Smoke Ammo Store

 

F27

 

A O S

 

 

F28

 

R N A D

Mag Admin office

 

F28/B

 

A O S

Wet Gun cotten store

 

F28/C

 

R N A D

Filled shell boxed store

 

F28/D

 

R N A D

Empty mine store

 

F29

 

A O S

Q F Cartridge store & Railway Truck Mounting store

 

F30

 

A O S

Railway mounting & filled shell store

 

F30/A

 

R N A D

Empty mine store & painters shop

 

F30 /B

 

R N A D

Filled shell loose store

 

F30/C

 

R N A D

Empty shell store

 

Bld F31

 

W D C

Section house (police) Harrow Manor way

 

F32

 

R N A D

Crossness Ammunition Pier Dolphin

 

 

 

A O S

And Wharf

 

F32/1

 

A O S

Crossness Wharf

 

F32/2

 

A O S

Sling Wadmiltilt Store

 

F32/3

 

A O S &

Offices

 

F32/4

 

R N A D

Sling & Wadmiltilt Store

 

F32/5

 

A O S

Sling Store

 

F33

 

E D

Lands End Power Station & Sub 11  A supply to Pylon Navigation Lts

 

F33/A

 

E D

Fitters shop Dining Room & store

 

F34

 

W D C

Harrow Manor Way Quarters(Police)

 

F35

 

R N A D

No3 Magazine Anti Gas Apparatus

 

F36

 

R N A D

Fireork store

 

F37

 

R N A D

Smoke Ammo Store

 

F38

 

W D C

Harrow Marsh Gate

 

F39

 

R N A D

No 5 Magazine Cordite & Cartridge

 

F40

 

Home Office

Home Office H E Magazine

 

F41

 

R N A D

No 6 H E Magazine Bulk Cordite

 

F42

 

R N A D

Store Keepers Quarters

 

F43

 

R N A D

No7 Magazine bulk cordite-detenator

 

F44

 

E D

Railway Material Ground

 

 

 

 

Main Magazine Ordnance

 

F45

 

R N A D

No 8 magazine Bulk cordite

 

F46

 

M C S

Garage (R L ) Dragons Tanks & A F V

 

Bld F46/A

 

A O S & M C S

Dining Room School & Store for Dragonns

 

F47

 

A O S

No 9 Magazine Bulk Cordite ( 1898)

 

F48

 

A O S

No 4 Magazine Bulk Cordite

 

F49

 

A O S

No 10 Magazine Bulk Cordite

 

F50

 

A O S

No 11 Magazine Bulk Cordite

 

F51

 

A O S

No 12 Magazine Bulk Cordite

 

F52

 

A C S

No 13 Magazine Bulk Cordite

 

F53

 

A C S

No 14 Magazine Bulk Cordite

(Tump 53)

F54

 

A C S

No 15 Magazine Bulk Cordite

 

F55

 

A C S

No 16 Magazine Bulk Cordite

 

F55/10

 

A C S

Isolation Magazine

 

F56

 

A C S

No 17 Magazine B L or Q F Cartridges

 

F57

 

R N A D

25 ton Gun Powder Magazine

 

F58

 

R N A D

50 ton Gun Powder Magazine

 

F59

 

A O S

No 18 Magazine Cordite & Cartridge

 

F59

 

A O S

An experimental square  magazine

actually rectangular

F60

 

Research

Research Magazine

 

F61

 

A O S

Isolation Magazine

 

F62

 

R N A D

Ware heads Magazine

 

F62/A

 

R N A D

Mine Cables

 

F63

 

R N A D

Ablutions &Cloak Room

 

F63/A

 

Insp ( I G A )

Fore-mans Office

 

F64

 

R N A D

Transfer Dock & Transhipping Shed

 

F65

 

A O S & M C S

Inspection & Packing Rooms

 

F66

 

 

 

 

F67

 

R N A D

W Section 25 Storeholders Office and  Wharf foremans supervisors office

 

F68

 

E D

Train dispatcher "F" section

 

F69

 

O F stores

Timber Dump

 

F70

 

O F stores

Timber store traveling crane

 

F71

 

O F stores

Timber sheds

 

F71/A

 

R G C F

Deral Frame Log Saw Mills

 

F71/B

 

R G C F

Log Mill & Cyclone

 

F71/C

 

E D

Timber Fields Boiler house

 

F71/C2

 

E D

Coal Bunker

 

F71/D

 

E D

Substation No 10

 

F71/E

 

R G C F

Woodworkers General Office

 

F72

 

R G C F

Wood Machine Shop Wheelwrights

 

F72/A

 

R G C F

Half Wrought Store Sub No 7, Drying Chambers

 

F72/B

 

R G C F

Painters Shop Timber Fields

 

F72/C

 

R G C F

Wheelers & Carpenters Shop

 

F72/D

 

R G C F

Wheel Factory

 

F72/E

 

R G C F

Desiccating House

 

F72/F

 

E D

E D Substation No 7

 

F73

 

E D

Fire Station

 

F74

 

A C S

Gun Ground Naval Proof Yard D I Arm store, Reception Jolting House Magazine Machine Shop, Gun House Open Yard & W E Office Block

 

F74/A

 

Inspection ( I G A )

Inspection Proof Yard Fuzes etc

 

 

 

N I D

Naval Proof Yard

 

F74B/2

 

E D

Train Dispatcher Marsh Area & Timber Fields

 

F75

 

E D

Incinerator

 

F75/C

 

E D

Incinerator

 

F76

 

 

 

 

F77

 

 

 

 

F78

 

R N A D

Composition Establishment with Explosive

 

 

 

 

Magazine Cunisburg (West)

 

F78/A

 

A O S

250 ton H E Magazine

 

F78/B

 

N I D

15 ton Picric Powder Magazine

 

F78/C

 

A O S

Dry Gun Cotton Magazine

 

F79

 

 

 

 

F80

 

A O S

Case & Fuze Store

 

F81

 

A O S

Ammunition Components

 

F81/A

 

A O S

Male W /C Butts

 

F82

 

A O S

Components Shop Below 4 inch

 

F83

 

A O S

Components Store 4inch & Upwards

 

F84

 

O F Stores

Gas Stores

 

F84/A

 

O F Stores

Gas & Metal store

 

F84/B

 

O F Stores

Gas & Metal store

 

F84/C

 

O F Stores

Shell store 4inch to 6 inch

 

F85

 

O F Stores

Beeswax Melting shop Dumping Ground (I N O)

 

F86

 

 

 

 

F87

 

E D

R A Railway Marsh Sidings

 

F87/7

 

E D

Train Dispatchers Marsh Sidings

 

F87/13

 

E D

Train Inspector Marsh Sidings

 

F87/15

 

E D

Traffic Inspector Marsh Sisings

 

F88

 

A O S

Box Store ( misc)

 

F88/A

 

R F F

Q F C F 4

 

F89

 

 

 

 

F89/A

 

 

 

 

F89/B

 

 

 

 

F89/C

 

 

 

 

F89/D

 

 

 

 

F89/E

 

 

 

 

F90

 

A O S

Empty Shell store 4 inch to 6 inch

 

F90/A

 

A O S

Empty Shell store 4 inch to 6 inch

 

F91

 

A O S

Q F C F Complex No 4 to South of Church Manor way & to The North of Sewer Bank Machine stores Making up & Cutting & Drying B L Cartridges

 

F92

 

A O S

Fuzes-Shifting Washing Out & Drying

 

 

 

 

Magazine No 98

 

F93

 

E D

Machinery Store

 

F93/A

 

A O S

Gas Masks

 

F93/B

 

 

 

 

F94

 

A O S

Empty Shell Store below 4 inch

 

F94/A

 

 

 

 

F94/B

 

 

 

 

F95

 

A O S

Empty Shell Store below 4 inch

 

F95/A

 

A O S

R L Componants store

 

F95/B

 

A O S

Empty Shell store below 4 inch

 

F95/C

 

A O S

Boxes store Railway Truck Mountings

 

F96

 

A O S

Empty Shell store Below 4 invh

 

F96/A

 

A O S

Misc stores

 

F96/B

 

A O S

Mobilation Equipment & Ermpty shell store

 

 

 

 

Below 4 inch

 

F96/C

 

E D

Substation No 3

 

F97

 

 

 

 

F98

 

A O S

Magazine No 20 Cordite

 

F99

 

A O s

Magazine No 21 Cordite

 

F100

 

R N A D

Magazine No 22 B I & Q F Cordite

 

F101

 

A O S

Magazine No 23 Cordite

 

F102

 

A O S

Magazine No 24 Cordite

 

F103

 

R N A D

Isolation Magazine Later W/shop Wheel Testing

 

F104

 

 

 

 

F105

 

Inspection (I G C )

Wheel Testing Track D I Arm

 

F106

 

 

 

 

F107

 

Research

Magazine Q F 6

 

F107/A

 

R A F

Magazine Q F 6

 

F108

 

E D

Boiler House (Hot Water Boilers)

 

F109

 

R A F

Cartridge Factory No 6

 

F109/A

 

E D

Substation No 4 Elect /Workshop

 

F109/B

 

A O S

Pay Office

 

F110

 

A O S

Receipt Store S A A

 

F110/A

 

A O S

S A A Box store

 

F110/B

 

A O S

Q F 6 Canteen

 

F111

 

Inspection I S A A

Examination Shop

 

 

 

Inspection I G C

Inspection Shed Limbers Wagons Etc (Rear)

 

F112

 

Inspection I S A A

Charger & Bandolier Shop(part off)

 

F112

 

I G C

S A A empty Componants

 

F113

 

A O S

S A A store

 

F114

 

Inspection I S A A

Box Examination shop

 

F114/A

 

A O S& I S A A

Box store S A A

 

F114/B

 

Inspection I S A A

Miscellaneous Examination Shop

 

 

 

A O S

Cartridges & illuminating & Tracer

 

F114/C

 

A O S

S A A Store

 

F115

 

A O S

S A A Store Central Depot

 

F116

 

 

 

 

F117

 

R G C F

Carpenters Repair Shop Range Sheds

 

F118

 

R N A D

Empty Components & Packages for B L &

 

 

 

 

Q F Cartridge & Textile store

 

F118/A

 

R N A D

Dining Room

 

F118/B

 

E D

Boiler House

 

F119

 

 

Hay Stack railway sidings Harrow Manor-way

 

F120

 

 

 

 

F121

 

E D

Hay Stack Ground

 

F121/A

 

E D

Substation No 35

 

 

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WOOLWICH ARSENAL (WOMEN WORKERS).
HC Deb 06 July 1916 vol 83 c16521652

26. Mr. INGLEBY 
asked whether, in view of the drop in the output of munitions owing to the Easter holidays, an explanation can be furnished for the temporary suspension from Tuesday, 9th May, to Friday, 12th May, of some hundreds of women hands in the new Q.F.C.F. 4 factory at Woolwich Arsenal, notwithstanding that the factory was actually completed and ready for work prior to the Tuesday; and whether the said hands were paid for their attendance on Monday, 8th May, although no work was actually done?

Dr. ADDISON 
About 250 workpeople were brought in on Monday, 8th May, for preparatory work, with a view to starting output as soon as possible in this new factory. It was found, however, that the presence of contractor's workmen interfered with the carrying out of the danger building precautions, and the workpeople were therefore suspended from midday Tuesday, the 9th, until the following Friday morning. They were, of course, paid for the time of their attendance.

Birchmere Park was first laid out in the early 1970’s, however, construction wasn’t completed till the 1980’s due to financial restraints. The Park contains a large lake, mature trees and green space.
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