Building Phases
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a - Laboratory Square
b - Great Pile c - Brass Foundry d - Guard House e - Verbruggens' House f - Officers' Quarters g - Old Carriage Yard h - Prince Rupert's Fort i - Military Academy j - Shot Yard k - Old Sea Store l - Blue Storehouses m - The stream |
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a - Grand Stores
b - New Laboratory Square c - Carriage Department d - Storekeeper's House e - Stables (?) f - Canal g - (left) Engineers' Square h - New Wharf (compare with 1790 river wall) |
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Both the stream and Prince Rupert's Fort moats are shown above; in reality they were filled in or led into underground culverts. The culvert carrying the stream frequently gives rise to legends of secret tunnels; there are no secret tunnels in the Arsenal, just drains. |
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a - Shipping Sheds
b - Friction Tube factory c - Engine House d - Royal Laboratory Offices e - Paper Cartridge Factory f - Chemical Laboratory g - Shot and Shell Foundry h - Armstrong Gun Factory i - Gun Boring Mill |
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a - Carpenters' shop (initially)
b - Mounting Shed c - Sea Stores d - Radial Crane e - Rolling Mill f - Saw Mill / Timber sheds g - Rolling Mill h - Naval Office / Telephone Exchange |
