Board of Ordnance

This page summarises records created by this Organisation

The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Date:	1547-2000
Functions, occupations and activities:	Government (central) > Ordnance Office
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C32513 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/O48726 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1547-2000: records	Royal Armouries Library, Tower of London	ARMOURIES
2	1690-1940: corresp (1690-1795) and misc naval papers	Hampshire Archives	109M91	NRA 37254 Naval
3	1747-1752: account book for building work at Fort William, Fort Augustus, etc	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MS.10693
4	1757-1760: account book for building work at Fort George	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MS.10694
5	1765-66: copy minutes	Collection held privately: enquiries to Norfolk Record Office		NRA 1224 Townshend
6	1831-42: letter book: corresp with RHA Woolwich	Royal Artillery Museum Archive	MD/1840	NRA 22969 Royal Artillery
7	1857-1973: minutes and papers	Royal Armouries Archive		See HMC collection file