Pembrey, H. M. Munitions Factory, archive

This material is held atArchifau Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire Archives

  • Reference
    • GB 211 PF1
  • Alternative Id.
      GB 211 DB/65
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1926
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 item

Scope and Content

Sale catalogue with plans, 1926, H.M. Munitions Factory, Pembrey.

Administrative / Biographical History

A munitions factory was first set up in Pembrey, [c. 1881], producing gunpowder and dynamite. It became a Royal Ordnance Factory in 1914, owned by the Government and run by the Nobel Explosives Co., producing TNT. It closed in the 1920s, and put up for sale in 1926, but was re-opened during the Second World War.

Access Information

Ar Agor / Open

Dim cyfyngiadau / No Restrictions

Acquisition Information

Adnau preifat / Private deposit

Note

Acc No: 6298.

Other Finding Aids

Mae copiau clawr caled o`r catalogau ar gael yn Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin ac yn y Gofrestr Cenedlaethol Archifau. Polisi Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin yw catalogio yn iaith y ddogfen / Hard copies of the catalogue are available at Carmarthenshire Archives and the National Register of Archives. It is the policy of Carmarthenshire Archives to catalogue in the language of the document.

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Cyflwr da / Good condition

Archivist's Note

Compiled by Rhys Jones for Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire Archives using the following source: Carmarthenshire Archives Service, Business Records; Kidwelly History website (http://www.kidwellyhistory.co.uk/index.htm), viewed 21 October 2003.

Appraisal Information

Mae'r holl gofnodiadau sy'n cydymffurfio â pholisi casglu Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin wedi eu cadw / All records which meet the collection policy of the Carmarthenshire Archives have been retained

Custodial History

Deposited in 1985

Accruals

Mae croniadau yn bosibl / Accruals are possible