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Catalogue description Admiralty: Admiralty Engineering Laboratory: Reports, Technical Notes and Memoranda
| Reference: | ADM 227 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Admiralty: Admiralty Engineering Laboratory: Reports, Technical Notes and Memoranda |
| Description: |
Reports, technical notes and internal memoranda in numbered series for each department of the Admiralty Engineering Laboratory. They are concerned with the testing and development of engines and mechanical and electrical equipment, and work on chemicals and metals. Background information on the Admiralty Engineering Establishment may be found at ADM 227/2922-2923. |
| Date: | 1920-1977 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Admiralty Engineering Laboratory, 1920-1977 |
| Physical description: | 2947 files and volumes |
| Access conditions: | Open unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 1978 Ministry of Defence |
| Accruals: | Series is accruing |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The Admiralty Engineering Laboratory originated in two separate departments, the Mechanical Engineering Department founded in 1917 and the Electrical Engineering Department set up in 1919. In 1920 they moved to the Sonic Works at West Drayton to form the Admiralty Engineering Laboratory, though they remained two distinct departments, dealing respectively with engineering and electrical problems, and responsible to the engineer-in-chief and the director of electrical engineering. In 1964 the control of the laboratory was vested in Director General Ships at Bath and so remained until it became part of the National Gas Turbine Establishment in 1977. |
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