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Ordnance Collection

Background imageOrdnance Collection: The Royal Logistic Corps

The Royal Logistic Corps. The Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) was formed in 1993, by the union of the following British Army corps: Royal Corps of Transport, Royal Army Ordnance Corps

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Geological map of the British Islands

Geological map of the British Islands. 1941

Background imageOrdnance Collection: WW1 poster, Types of the British Army

WW1 poster, Types of the British Army, Dismounted Branches, showing the various uniforms. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageOrdnance Collection: City of London handcart with scrap bomb metal, WW2

City of London handcart with scrap bomb metal, WW2
WW2 - City of London Corporation handcart containing scrap metal, including bomb ordinance, Southwark Bridge, London. The cart also contains iron railings and general household metalwork

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Women workers, World War I

Women workers, World War I
Women workers packing fuse heads in the Coventry Ordnance Works during World War I

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Malik-I-Maidan at the Bijapur Fort, Karnataka, India

Malik-I-Maidan at the Bijapur Fort, Karnataka, India
The Malik-I-Maidan at the Bijapur Fort, Karnataka, India. The Malik-i-Maidan (Master of the Battlefield), also called Burj-E-Sherz

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Henry De LA Beche

Henry De LA Beche
Sir Henry Thomas DE LA BECHE Distinguished geologist, responsible for the Geological Ordnance Survey, and for the institution which would grow into the Geological Museum

Background imageOrdnance Collection: WW II - range of bombs, ordnance dropped by RAF

WW II - range of bombs, ordnance dropped by RAF
Vintage World War II photograph - range of bombs ordnance dropped by bombers of the RAF

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Morris Commercial C8 FAT

Morris Commercial C8 FAT
Royal Artillery - Morris Commercial C8 FAT (aka Quad), towing a limber and Ordnance QF 25-pounder field gun. Date: circa 1942

Background imageOrdnance Collection: The Elswick Works on the River Tyne, early 1900s

The Elswick Works on the River Tyne, early 1900s

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Coventry Ordnance Biplane 1912

Coventry Ordnance Biplane 1912 Date: 1912

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Artillery, Ordnance and Engineers

Artillery, Ordnance and Engineers, 1851-1858 Date: 1850s

Background imageOrdnance Collection: John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722)

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), Captain-General of the English forces and Master-General of the Ordnance, 1702 (c)

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Sinai - group of Bedouin at the Convent of St Katherine, Catherine

Sinai - group of Bedouin at the Convent of St Katherine, Catherine
Vintage 19th century photograph: Sergeant James McDonald (active 1865-9). Ordnance survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by the Royal Engineers - group of Bedouin at the Convent of St Katherine, Catherine

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Sinai - Jebel ed Deir from the summit of Jebel Musa

Sinai - Jebel ed Deir from the summit of Jebel Musa
Vintage 19th century photograph: Sergeant James McDonald (active 1865-9). Ordnance survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by the Royal Engineers - : Jebel ed Deir from the summit of Jebel Musa

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Sinai - Wady Serabit el Khadim

Sinai - Wady Serabit el Khadim
Vintage 19th century photograph: Sergeant James McDonald (active 1865-9). Ordnance survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by the Royal Engineers - Wady Serabit el Khadim

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Sina - inscribed rock, Wady Aleyat

Sina - inscribed rock, Wady Aleyat
Vintage 19th century photograph: Sergeant James McDonald (active 1865-9). Ordnance survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by the Royal Engineers - inscribed rock, Wady Aleyat

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Sinai - Egyptian ruins, Serabit el Khadim

Sinai - Egyptian ruins, Serabit el Khadim
Vintage 19th century photograph: Vintage 19th century photograph: Sergeant James McDonald (active 1865-9). Ordnance survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by the Royal Engineers - Egyptian ruins

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Sinai - tombs in a jorf, Wady Feiran

Sinai - tombs in a jorf, Wady Feiran
Vintage 19th century photograph: Sergeant James McDonald (active 1865-9). Ordnance survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by the Royal Engineers - tombs in a jorf, Wady Feiran

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Sinai - ruined convent of the twelve apostles, Wady Leja

Sinai - ruined convent of the twelve apostles, Wady Leja
Vintage 19th century photograph: Sergeant James McDonald (active 1865-9). Ordnance survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by the Royal Engineers - ruined convent of the twelve apostles, Wady Leja

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Hajjar Musa, Moses Rock, in Wady Leja, Sinai

Hajjar Musa, Moses Rock, in Wady Leja, Sinai
Vintage 19th century photograph: Sergeant James McDonald (active 1865-9). Ordnance survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by the Royal Engineers - Hajjar Musa, Moses Rock, in Wady Leja

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Aarons Hill with Jebel Sona in the background

Aarons Hill with Jebel Sona in the background
Vintage 19th century photograph: Sergeant James McDonald (active 1865-9). Ordnance survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by the Royal Engineers - Aarons Hill with Jebel Sona in the background

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Ruined convent, Wady Feiran

Ruined convent, Wady Feiran
Vintage 19th century photograph: Sergeant James McDonald (active 1865-9). Ordnance survey of the Peninsula of Sinai by the Royal Engineers - Ruined convent, Wady Feiran

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Photograph of Ordnance Arms, St Johns Wood, London

Photograph of Ordnance Arms, St Johns Wood, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub

Background imageOrdnance Collection: The partridges mortar with bomb and grenadoes

The partridges mortar with bomb and grenadoes
The partridges, a mortar that fired 13 grenadoes or young partridges and one bomb or old hen at one time. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Ordnance Survey one-inch map of the Chilterns

Ordnance Survey one-inch map of the Chilterns

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Erecting Aeroplanes, by Muirhead Bone, WW1

Erecting Aeroplanes, by Muirhead Bone, WW1
Erecting Aeroplanes -- an RE8, 2-seater reconnaissance plane being built at the Coventry Ordnance Works, February 1917, lithograph by Muirhead Bone, First World War. 1917

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Advert for Stellite portable room to room telephone 1905

Advert for Stellite portable room to room telephone 1905
British-made portable telephone for your home, easy to self-fit and without spoiling the look of your room, can be used to call the servants when you are still in bed. Date: 1905

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Sub Machine Gun, Thompson, . 45 In M1928A1

Sub Machine Gun, Thompson, . 45 In M1928A1
Thompson M1928A1. 45 in sub machine gun, 1940 (c); manufactured by the Auto-Ordnance Corporation, USA; breech stamped with British War Department ownership

Background imageOrdnance Collection: 321 Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Royal Army Ordnance Corps

321 Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Royal Army Ordnance Corps
One of three photographs showing 321 Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, managing the controlled explosion of a stolen Datsun 120Y, Omagh district, 1975

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Stone pillar indicating height above sea level

Stone pillar indicating height above sea level
This stone pillar on the South Downs, near Seaford, East Sussex, England, is an Ordnance Survey bench mark, indicating the exact height above sea level

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Royal Army Ordnance Corps Victorian period

Royal Army Ordnance Corps Victorian period

Background imageOrdnance Collection: The wheelbarrow remote control detonation device

The wheelbarrow remote control detonation device
Photograph showing the wheelbarrow remote control detonation device in the bucket of a JCB being used to deal with a suspect device on the top deck of a double decker bus, Omagh district, 1975

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Royal Corps of Transport, 1st Bn Royal Scots

Royal Corps of Transport, 1st Bn Royal Scots
One of twenty two photographs associated with Royal Corps of Transport, 1st Bn Royal Scots, 1st Bn Royal Anglian Regiment, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Royal Army Ordnance Corps

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Royal Ordnance Factory, Patricroft, Lancashire

Royal Ordnance Factory, Patricroft, Lancashire
Royal Ordnance Factory, Patricroft, Eccles, near Manchester, Lancashire, England. Showing men manufacturing Canons - World War One - The sign reads

Background imageOrdnance Collection: WWI British 60 Pounder Breach Loading Mark 1 Field Gun

WWI British 60 Pounder Breach Loading Mark 1 Field Gun
A 1/10 Scale model of a First World War British 60 Pounder Breach Loading Mark 1 Field Gun, built by the Elswick Ordnance Company, together with its travelling carriage (15 - 38 cm. long).. Trench Art

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Focke Achgelis Fa223 Drache (Dragon) lifting ordnance

Focke Achgelis Fa223 Drache (Dragon) lifting ordnance

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Supply dump of trench mortar ammunition, France, WW1

Supply dump of trench mortar ammunition, France, WW1
Men of the RAOC (Royal Army Ordnance Corps) on a supply dump of trench mortar ammunition (nicknamed toffee apples), at Acheux, northern France, during the First World War. Date: July 1916

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Vehicle dealing with suspect car, Templemore Avenue, East Be

Vehicle dealing with suspect car, Templemore Avenue, East Be
Photograph of the vehicle dealing with a suspect car in Templemore Avenue, East Belfast, 1977. From a group of four photographs of the remotely-controlled ?Wheelbarrow

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Royal Army Ordnance Corps during the Gulf War

Royal Army Ordnance Corps during the Gulf War
One of 40 colour photographs relating to the Royal Army Ordnance Corps during the Gulf War, 1990-1991. Date: 1991

Background imageOrdnance Collection: U. S. Lease and Lend Equipment Reaches Midlands

U. S. Lease and Lend Equipment Reaches Midlands
Photograph:U. S. Lease and Lend Equipment Reaches Midlands. American Lease and Lend equipment including sperry projectors artillery, (Anti-Aircraft)

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Bomb Disposal School, Bramley, Hampshire

Bomb Disposal School, Bramley, Hampshire, also known as the Army School of Ammunition, run by the Royal Army Ordnance Corps

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Captured ordnance. Netherlands and Southeast Asia. 17th-19th

Captured ordnance. Netherlands and Southeast Asia. 17th-19th
Captured ordnance. Netherlands, 1667 and Southeast Asia, c. 1750-1850. Bronze, cane and bamboo. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Ordnance Column

Ordnance Column
A colossal column built from French ordnance with wheeled cannon decorating each tier Date: circa 1815

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Civil War relics, Fort Monroe, Hampton, Virginia, USA

Civil War relics, Fort Monroe, Hampton, Virginia, USA
Civil War relics at Fort Monroe, Hampton, Virginia, USA. Date: circa 1905

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Group photo, RAOC Mustapha football team, Egypt, WW1

Group photo, RAOC Mustapha football team, Egypt, WW1
Group photo, RAOC (Royal Army Ordnance Corps) Mustapha Barracks football team, Alexandria, Egypt. Date: 1918-1919

Background imageOrdnance Collection: NFS recruiting van at Olympia

NFS recruiting van at Olympia
A National Fire Service recruiting van at Olympia, West London, 14 February 1946, possibly aiming to recruit soldiers returning from the war and visiting to the RAOC (Royal Army Ordnance Corps)

Background imageOrdnance Collection: WWI Army rattle with Broad Arrow Ordnance Stamp

WWI Army rattle with Broad Arrow Ordnance Stamp
First World War Army rattle with Broad Arrow Ordnance Stamp, dated 1918. Firearms & Equipment

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Major-General Sir John Steevens by Percival Anderson

Major-General Sir John Steevens by Percival Anderson
Major-General Sir John Steevens, KCB, KCMG (1855-1925), British Army Director of Equipment and Ordnance Stores during the First World War

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Dr Osbert G. S. Crawford

Dr Osbert G. S. Crawford
Dr Osbert Guy Stanhope Crawford, eminent archaeologist, appointed in 1920 to the position of Archaeology Officer of the Ordnance Survey in Southampton, a position he held until 1946

Background imageOrdnance Collection: King George VI visits a Royal Ordnance factory, WWII

King George VI visits a Royal Ordnance factory, WWII
King George VI being given a tour of inspection of a Royal Ordnance factory and seeing at first-hand the immense effort being put in to produce arms, in this case anti-aircraft and anti-tank guns

Background imageOrdnance Collection: NFS (London Region) water relay exercise, WW2

NFS (London Region) water relay exercise, WW2
The Blitz had shown the vital importance of securing a good water supply and the dire consequences when it failed. NFS London firefighters practised large scale exercises securing a water supply

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Learn and earn Theres a trade and an education for young me

Learn and earn Theres a trade and an education for young men in the Ordnance Department U-S-A. Poster showing a mechanic wearing goggles, welding a part of a tank. Date 1919

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Landing place, Ordnance Wharf, Balaklava, Genoese Castle

Landing place, Ordnance Wharf, Balaklava, Genoese Castle. View of landing place and people working at ordnance wharf, Balaklava harbor, with ships, buildings, and Genoese Castle in background

Background imageOrdnance Collection: The Supply Council, Second World War, 1939

The Supply Council, Second World War, 1939
The first meeting of the Supply Council, set up on 21 September 1939. When the ministry was set up under the Ministry of Supply Act 1939 it became responsible for the administration of the Royal

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Peace Illuminations in Pall Mall at end of Crimean War

Peace Illuminations in Pall Mall at end of Crimean War
Fireworks and illuminations cheered the populace on the cessation of hostilities in the Crimean War. In this engraving the Ordnance Office, Pall Mall

Background imageOrdnance Collection: The Great offensive: The modern Lord of battle

The Great offensive: The modern Lord of battle
A french 400mm, or (approximately 16 inch) shell fired by the giant ordnance now being employed by Allies in the Great Offensive on the Western Front, being placed in a gun by three men and a crane

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Ordnance Depot - Basra, Iraq, WWI

Ordnance Depot - Basra, Iraq, WWI
The Ordnance Depot on the banks of the Shatt al-Arab Waterway (which leads out to the Persian Gulf) at Basra, Iraq - WWI Date: circa 1917

Background imageOrdnance Collection: British gun repair, ordnance workshop, WW1

British gun repair, ordnance workshop, WW1
A British heavy gun in for repair at the gun hospital, an ordnance workshop in Flanders during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageOrdnance Collection: British 15 inch Howitzer used on Western Front, WW1

British 15 inch Howitzer used on Western Front, WW1
The first of twelve 15 inch Breech Loading Siege Howitzers constructed from the design of Admiral Bacon, a Director of the Coventry Ordnance Works

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Howitzer beyond repair, Calais, France, WW1

Howitzer beyond repair, Calais, France, WW1
A 4.5 inch Howitzer beyond repair at the Ordnance Depot, Calais, France, during the First World War. Date: 19 April 1917

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Ordnance at Salt River Works, South Africa, WW1

Ordnance at Salt River Works, South Africa, WW1
Interior of a workshop at the Salt River Works, near Cape Town, South Africa, where 4.7 inch (120 mm calibre) long-range guns and their carriages were built and assembled during the First World War

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Captured Ottoman Turkish Shells, Baghdad Iraq

Captured Ottoman Turkish Shells, Baghdad Iraq - WWI era. Date: circa 1916

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Private of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps

Private of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps in Full Dress. Wearing 2 stripes for good conduct and long service and inverted chevrons. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Map Cover / Snowdon

Map Cover / Snowdon
Cover design of an Ordnance Survey Map of Snowdon and District

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Mortar pile 1916

Mortar pile 1916
Members of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps take time out from fusing the Stokes Trench Mortars on which they are sitting to play cards, using a copy of the Daily Mail as a playing surface Date: 1916

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Ordnance Survey Observatory on St. Pauls Cathedral, London

Ordnance Survey Observatory on St. Pauls Cathedral, London
Engraving showing the observatory built on the dome of St. Pauls Cathedral by the Ordnance Survey, for their charting of London and the environs in 1848

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Ordnance Survey Observatory, London, 1848

Ordnance Survey Observatory, London, 1848
Engraving showing the interior of the observatory built on the dome of St. Pauls Cathedral by the Ordnance Survey, for their charting of London and the environs in 1848

Background imageOrdnance Collection: The Handing Over Ceremony at Ordnance Wharf, Balaklava, 1856

The Handing Over Ceremony at Ordnance Wharf, Balaklava, 1856
Double page landscape engraving of Balklava at the handing over of power from the Allies to the Russians, 1856. Troops of every kind, including sailors, legionaries, Russian cavalrymen and civilians

Background imageOrdnance Collection: British 10-ton Bomb on the production line; Second World War

British 10-ton Bomb on the production line; Second World War
Photograph showing a 10-ton bomb being moved along the production line at an ordnance factory in Britain, 1945. This was one of the largest types of high explosive bombs dropped by the Royal Air

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Compass on a Map

Compass on a Map
A compass with a scale ruler, used as an aid to map reading

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Map Cover / Cairngorms

Map Cover / Cairngorms
Cover design of an Ordnance Survey Map of the Cairngorms

Background imageOrdnance Collection: Ordnance Survey Map

Ordnance Survey Map
The attractive cover design for the Ordnance Surveys One- inch-to-the-mile series



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