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Catalogue description War Office and successors: Proof and Experimental Establishments: Reports
| Reference: | WO 186 |
|---|---|
| Title: | War Office and successors: Proof and Experimental Establishments: Reports |
| Description: |
Trials reports, out-letter book, photographs, etc., of the Proof and Experimental Establishment, Shoeburyness, Essex and of the Trials Establishment Royal Artillery Ty Croes. |
| Date: | 1852-1993 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Proof and Experimental Establishment, Shoeburyness, 1852-1995 Trials Establishment Royal Artillery, Ty Croes, 1942-1958 |
| Physical description: | 302 files and volumes |
| Access conditions: | Open unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 1968 Ministry of Defence |
| Accruals: | Series is accruing |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
Land for an artillery range at Shoeburyness was first acquired in 1849 by the Board of Ordnance and added to in 1855. A School of Gunnery was established there in 1859 with both instructional and experimental functions. In 1905 the latter was assigned to a separate Proof and Experimental Establishment responsible for testing conventional weapons. In 1907 the Proof and Experimental Establishment became part of the Research Department. |
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