The secret City
PD Proof Department
RCD Royal Carriage Department
RGF Royal Gun Factory
RL Royal Laboratory
SD Store Keepers Department
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
|
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
Today vs 1920 MAP overlay
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 |
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|
A7 |
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|
A8 |
|
R.O.F |
Verbruggen House |
Ord-Select Comm & Board |
|
A9 |
|
R.L |
Museum.C.O Stores |
Shell
Factory Mc.Shop |
|
A10 |
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A11 |
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A12 |
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A13 |
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R.L |
Tower
Place |
|
|
A14 |
|
R.L |
Millwrights
Shop |
|
|
A15
|
|
R.L |
R.Lab square East & West Pav |
|
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|
New
Lab Stores Shell Repair |
|
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|
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 |
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A18 |
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A19 |
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A20 |
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A21 |
|
R.A.F |
Issue
Store Shell Factory |
|
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Parkerising
Shop |
|
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|
A22 |
|
R.
L |
New
Lab Square Field Artillery |
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Vehicles
Pediment |
|
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|
A23 |
|
R.
L |
New
Lab Sq Small Metal Working |
|
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|
Metal
Case Store |
|
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|
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 |
|
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|
Shett Metal W/Shop |
|
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|
A26 |
|
A.O.S |
Army
Education Book Dept |
|
|
A26/1 |
|
E
D |
Sub
Station No 29 |
|
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A27
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|
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 |
|
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|
Rifle
Club |
|
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|
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 |
|
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|
M
O D Police H Q Office |
|
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|
A34 |
|
R
L |
Office |
|
|
A35 |
|
R
A F |
Paint
Dipping Shop |
|
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|
R
G C F |
Metal
Case Shop |
|
|
A36 |
|
R
G C F |
Painters
Shop Metal Case |
|
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Shop
Machinery |
|
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|
A37 |
|
R
G C F |
Dial
Square Gun Complex |
|
|
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|
Metal
Case Paint Shop |
|
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|
A38 |
|
R
G C F |
Metal
Case Paint Shop |
|
|
A39 |
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|
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 |
|
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|
Oil
& Paint Store Cordage |
|
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|
A42/2 |
|
|
Flag
Staff Canteen |
|
|
A43
|
|
W
D Chemist |
Branch
Laboratories |
|
|
A44 |
18 |
|
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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 |
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|
A48 |
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|
A49 |
|
E
D |
Air
Compressor House |
|
|
A50 |
17 |
E
D |
|
Boiler
House |
|
A51 |
|
|
|
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|
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 |
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|
A55 |
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|
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 |
|
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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 |
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C38 |
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W
D Chemist |
Exp Lab stores & Battery house |
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C39 |
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W
D Chemist |
Admin
Sect & stores |
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C40 |
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W
D Chemist |
Plastic
& Rubber Labs |
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C40/F |
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W
D Chemist |
U
K A E (atomic) |
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C41 |
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Vehicle
store |
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C42 |
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W
D Chemist |
Chemical
Insp |
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C43 |
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R
O F |
Romney
Huts Urinal |
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C44 |
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R
O F |
Office |
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C45 |
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C46 |
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R
O F |
stores |
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C47 |
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E
D |
Sub
Station No 8 |
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C48 |
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E
D |
Boiler
House |
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C49 |
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E
D |
Dinning
Room |
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C50 |
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I
N O |
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C51 |
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C52 |
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E
D |
Office
Rate Fixers & Clerk of Works |
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C53 |
6 |
R
G C F |
3,7
AA guns Railway trucks |
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C54 |
6 |
Demolished |
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C55 |
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R
G C F |
Machinists |
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C56 |
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R
G C F |
Machinists
(east) |
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C57 |
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R
G C F |
Tool
Makers & Apprentice Lt M/c Shop |
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C58
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R
G C F |
Machine
Shop |
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C59 |
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R
G C F |
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C60 |
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C61 |
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C62 |
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R
G C F |
Urinal |
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C63
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R
G C F |
Erectors
South east |
I
N O |
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C64 |
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E
D |
Sub
station No 9 |
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C65 |
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A
O S |
Vehicle
store -Propeller shop(1939-45 |
Incinerator |
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C66
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A
O S |
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C67 |
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C68 |
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N
I D |
Office
& Hose drying tower |
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C69
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N
I D |
Office |
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C70 |
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R
A F |
Tinmans Office & stores |
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C71 |
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R
O F |
Fire-Engine
Station middle gate |
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C72 |
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R
A F |
Tin-mans
shop |
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C73 |
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R
A F |
Tin-mans
shop & stores |
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C74 |
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R
A F |
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C75 |
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R
A F |
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C76 |
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C77 |
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C78 |
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C79 |
2 |
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C80 |
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C81 |
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R
G C F |
Pattern
Makers |
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C82 |
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R
G C F |
Canister
Bunker |
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C83 |
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C84
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C85 |
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C86 |
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C87 |
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C88 |
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C89 |
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C90 |
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E
D |
Boiler
House & Gaugers shop |
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C91 |
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C92 |
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R
O F |
Arsenal
Green Houses |
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Nos 19 to 23 Quarters to East of Hospitial |
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C93 |
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W
D C |
Section
Houses Avenue H |
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C94 |
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W
D C |
Office
Plumstead Gate B W D Residence |
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C94/5 |
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W
D C Telephones |
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C95 |
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N
I D |
Office
Middle Gate House |
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C96 |
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R
O F |
Quarters |
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C97 |
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Inspection |
Gauge
Inspection Shop |
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C97/1
to 5 |
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E
D |
D
& E |
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C97/9 |
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D
I Arm |
D
I Arm |
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C97/A |
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R
L |
Metallurgists |
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C98 |
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R
G C F |
Pattern
store Boundry Wall |
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C99
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C100 |
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C121
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R
F F |
Primer
Factory |
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CF1 |
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CF2 |
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CF3 |
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CF4 |
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S
A S ( R A F ) |
Cannon
& Cordite Filling Factory ( S A A ) |
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CF
5 |
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S
A S |
Cannon
& Cordite Filling Factory ( S A S ) |
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Area D
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Building No |
Alt. No |
Departments |
Description/Usage |
Other information |
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D1 |
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A
O S |
Shipwrights
store |
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Boat
Repair shop |
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BLD
D/1 |
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A
O S |
Sub
Contractor W HMitchell & Sons |
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Shipping
Owner |
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D2 |
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R
N A D |
Side
Arms store East Wharf |
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D2/2 |
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E
D |
Train
Despatch Section "D" |
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D3
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R
N A D |
Sling
Store |
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D4
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R
N A D |
Gun
Store Naval Cash Office |
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East
Wharf Inspection store |
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D4/A |
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R
N A D |
B
/ L Gun store |
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D5
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R
N A D |
Q
/ F Gun store |
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D6
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E D |