Ordnance Collection

Geological map of the British Islands. 1941

The Royal Logistic Corps

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

Brimstone air-to-ground missile on a triple launcher

The Girl He Left Behind Is Still Behind Him
WORLD WAR II POSTER. The Girl He Left Behind Is Still Behind Him. American World War II recruitment poster for women ordnance workers

Halwill Barton, Lesnewth, Cornwall. 1961
A general view of the early 17th century Grade II listed house. The house name original spelling was Halwill, as is reflected on a granite stone at the entrance to the drive

City of London handcart with scrap bomb metal, WW2
WW2 - City of London Corporation handcart containing scrap metal, including bomb ordinance, Southwark Bridge, London

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

Malik-I-Maidan at the Bijapur Fort, Karnataka, India
The Malik-I-Maidan at the Bijapur Fort, Karnataka, India

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

MERSEYSIDE. Liverpool Birkenhead Wirral St Helens. Antique map by GW BACON 1884 Map of the environs of Liverpool. Artist/engraver/cartographer: George W Bacon

Iraq - Ordnance Depot, Basra. Date: circa 1917

The 35-ton gun, called "The Woolwich Infant", 1871. Creator: Unknown
The 35-ton gun, called "The Woolwich Infant", 1871

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

250lb Bombs at the Swindon Works, early 1940s
An image of some completed 250lb bombs being loaded onto GWR open wagon No. 44 in December 1940

Anti-Aircraft Gun, Swindon Works, 1940s
This anti-aircraft 6-pounder navel gun was manufactured for the Admiralty in W Shop at Swindon Works during World War II

Adapting industry to the war effort
EHT875482 Adapting industry to the war effort: Artillery shell casings at various stages of completion at the Cunard Shell Works in Bootle, August-September 1917 (b/w photo) by Lemere

Adapting industry to the war effort: Workers finishing shell cases in the Cunard Shell Works in Bootle
EHT875479 Adapting industry to the war effort: Workers finishing shell cases in the Cunard Shell Works in Bootle, August-September 1917 (b/w photo) by Lemere

Ordnance Survey Map - OS 5 foot London VII.73, LCC Revised Edition (1937)
BL3737182 Ordnance Survey Map - OS 5 foot London VII.73, LCC Revised Edition (1937) by English School, (20th century); British Library, London, UK; From the British Library archive

Adapting industry to the war effort: Female workers varnishing shell cases in the Cunard Shell Works in Bootle
EHT875480 Adapting industry to the war effort: Female workers varnishing shell cases in the Cunard Shell Works in Bootle, August-September 1917 (b/w photo) by Lemere

Adapting industry to the war effort: Female workers in a lathe workshop at the Cunard Shell Works in Bootle
EHT875483 Adapting industry to the war effort: Female workers in a lathe workshop at the Cunard Shell Works in Bootle, August-September 1917 (b/w photo) by Lemere

Adapting industry to the war effort: Shell casings in the yard of the Cunard Shell Works in Bootle
EHT875478 Adapting industry to the war effort: Shell casings in the yard of the Cunard Shell Works in Bootle, August-September 1917 (b/w photo) by Lemere

Ordnance Survey Tourist Map of the Lake District, c.1920 (colour litho)
3593687 Ordnance Survey Tourist Map of the Lake District, c.1920 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); British Library, London, UK; From the British Library archive

Cunard Shell Works, Bootle, Sefton, Merseyside, 1917 (b/w photo)
EHT699929 Cunard Shell Works, Bootle, Sefton, Merseyside, 1917 (b/w photo) by Lemere, Henry Bedford (1865-1944); (add.info.: Women manufacturing shell casings.); © Historic England

Adapting industry to the war effort
EHT875481 Adapting industry to the war effort: Female workers varnishing the inner cavity of an artillery shell in the Cunard Shell Works in Bootle, August-September 1917 (b/w photo) by Lemere

4000lb Bombs at the Swindon Works, 1940s
Over 2, 000 bodies for the 4, 000lb bombs were constructed at Swindon Works

King George V visits the front, West Flanders, Belgium, First World War, 1917, (c1920)

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

Sir Henry Lee, 1533 -1611, of Ditchley, 1863 (litho)
709442 Sir Henry Lee, 1533 -1611, of Ditchley, 1863 (litho) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Master of the Ordnance under Queen Elizabeth I of England)

American Revolution, Bar Shot Projectile
3501345 American Revolution, Bar Shot Projectile; Private Collection; (add.info.: British iron bar shot with spherical ends found near Fort Haldimand in the Thousand Islands)

Packet of 10 cartridges For Burnside's Carbine Caliber.54
3027893 Packet of 10 cartridges For Burnside's Carbine Caliber.54; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War)

Opened packet of.54 caliber paper cartridges
3027509 Opened packet of.54 caliber paper cartridges; Private Collection; (add.info.: Opened packet of.54 caliber paper cartridges); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2023

American Civil War, .54 caliber Minnie ball & paper cartridge
3027507 American Civil War, .54 caliber Minnie ball & paper cartridge ; Private Collection; © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2023

American Revolution, French 13" Mortar
3031430 American Revolution, French 13" Mortar; Private Collection; (add.info.: French 13" iron siege mortar dated 1772 at Fort Ticonderoga.); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2023

British Enfield Minie projectiles
3027505 British Enfield Minie projectiles; Private Collection; (add.info.: British Enfield Minie projectiles); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

58 caliber rifle musket cartridge, Burnside cartridge, Joslyn cartridge
3027499.58 caliber rifle musket cartridge, Burnside cartridge, Joslyn cartridge; Private Collection; (add.info.:58 caliber rifle musket cartridge, Burnside cartridge)

69 Caliber paper cartridge
3027498.69 Caliber paper cartridge; Private Collection; (add.info.:69 Caliber paper cartridge); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Seven Years War- American Revolution, French pattern 1732 bronze mortar
3501352 Seven Years War- American Revolution, French pattern 1732 bronze mortar; Private Collection; (add.info.: French pattern 1732 bronze mortar); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Ship cannon on gun carriage, showing gun-tackle
530463 Ship cannon on gun carriage, showing gun-tackle, blocks and pulleys fixed to sides of gun-carriage and to side of ship, by means of which gun is run up to, or drawn back from porthole

Carronade, short piece of naval ordnance with large calibre chamber
530460 Carronade, short piece of naval ordnance with large calibre chamber, like a mortar. Name said to come from Carron Ironworks, Scotland. Wood engraving, c1884.; Universal History Archive/UIG

58 Caliber paper cartridge (William's Cleaner)
3027503.58 Caliber paper cartridge (William's Cleaner); Private Collection; (add.info.:58 Caliber paper cartridge (William's Cleaner)); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Burnside carbine brass cartridge
3027490 Burnside carbine brass cartridge; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, Burnside carbine brass cartridge); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Carronade, short piece of naval ordnance with large calibre chamber
530461 Carronade, short piece of naval ordnance with large calibre chamber, like a mortar. Name said to come from Carron Ironworks, Scotland. Wood engraving, 1850; Universal History Archive/UIG

Spanish 18th Century 10 Inch Bronze siege mortar
3032472 Spanish 18th Century 10 Inch Bronze siege mortar; Private Collection; (add.info.: Spanish 18th Century 10 Inch Bronze siege mortar); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2023

British Bronze 6lb cannon captured at St John's November 25, 1775
3032319 British Bronze 6lb cannon captured at St John's November 25, 1775; New York State Military Museum, Saratoga Springs, NY

Spanish Bronze 10 inch Mortar Dated 1801
3032456 Spanish Bronze 10 inch Mortar Dated 1801; Private Collection; (add.info.: Spanish Bronze 10 inch Mortar Dated 1801); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

World War II Japan, Type 100 HE 81mm Mortar Round
3034371 World War II Japan, Type 100 HE 81mm Mortar Round; Private Collection; (add.info.: World War II Japan)

American Revolution, American bomb shell
3501350 American Revolution, American bomb shell; Private Collection; (add.info.: American 8" iron hollow bomb shell found near Fort Independence in the Bronx)

American Revolution, British bronze cohorn mortar captured at Stony Pt
3501347 American Revolution, British bronze cohorn mortar captured at Stony Pt; West Point Museum, New York

Package of ten imported British Enfield.577 cartridges
3027495 Package of ten imported British Enfield.577 cartridges; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, Package of ten imported British Enfield.577 cartridges); © Don Troiani

Ammunition Box for.69 caliber paper cartridges
3027511 Ammunition Box for.69 caliber paper cartridges ; Private Collection; © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Confederate.58 caliber Gardner paper cartridge
3027510 Confederate.58 caliber Gardner paper cartridge; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, Confederate.58 caliber Gardner paper cartridge with minie ball.); © Don Troiani

British 8 inch howitzer shell found near Fort Mifflin 1777
3032316 British 8 inch howitzer shell found near Fort Mifflin 1777; Private Collection; (add.info)

Ship cannon on gun carriage. Woodcut, 1835
530462 Ship cannon on gun carriage. Woodcut, 1835.; Universal History Archive/UIG

American Revolution, Bar Shot Projectile
3501349 American Revolution, Bar Shot Projectile; Private Collection; (add.info.: British iron bar shot with spherical ends found near Fort Independence in the Bronx, New York City)

Box Of 10.52 Caliber Sharps Carbine Bullets
3027911 Box Of 10.52 Caliber Sharps Carbine Bullets; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, Box Of 10.52 Caliber Sharps Carbine Bullets); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

French 9 inch mortar shell found near Yorktown, Virginia 1781
3032320 French 9 inch mortar shell found near Yorktown, Virginia 1781; Private Collection; (add.info.: French 9 inch mortar shell found near Yorktown, Virginia 1781); © Don Troiani

Percussion Caps in cardboard box
3027491 Percussion Caps in cardboard box; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, Percussion Caps in cardboard box); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Stand of grapeshot for a 3 -4lb Cannon
3032475 Stand of grapeshot for a 3 -4lb Cannon; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Revolution, Stand of quilted grapeshot for a 3 -4 lb Cannon); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2023

Victorieuse Offensive Italienne; L'outillage du bombardement: un gros obusier en action sur la rive droite de l'Isonzo, 1917

Preparatifs d'offensive; Le remplissage des caissons assurant le transport des munitions entre le depot et les batteries en ligne, 1917

La Bataille de la Somme; Projectiles d'artillerie lourde transportes vers le front, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Large Mortar, cast at the Vauxhall Foundry, Liverpool, 1856. Creator: Ebenezer Landells
Large Mortar, cast at the Vauxhall Foundry, Liverpool, 1856. This immense mortar was cast at the works of Messrs

Military Training, 1917 or 1918

Military Training - Loading Big Gun, 1917 or 1918

Opening of the Bombardment of Sebastopol - Chapman's Battery, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the Bombardment of Sebastopol - Chapman's Battery, 1854. Crimean War

Siege of Sebastopol - Preparing a Train for the Trenches, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Siege of Sebastopol - Preparing a Train for the Trenches, 1854. Crimean War: British Army position

Lancaster's Oval Cannon, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Lancaster's Oval Cannon, 1854. Cannon with oval bore intended to project spherical case shot. 1. Horizontal Longitudinal Section of Gun. 2. Vertical Longitudinal Section of Gun. 3

Bermuda, St George's Town, St. George's Harbour, Ordnance Island, Historic Canon

The Elswick Works on the River Tyne, early 1900s

Coventry Ordnance Biplane 1912 Date: 1912

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

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

J. D. Estes at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
J.D. Estes at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Its an intricate operation - installing a 30-calibre machine gun in a Navy PBY plane, but not too tricky for Jesse Rhodes Waller, Corpus Christi, Texas

The Ordnance Wharf, Balaklava, 1855. Creator: Roger Fenton
The Ordnance Wharf, Balaklava, 1855. A work made of salted paper print, from the album " photographic pictures of the seat of war in the crimea" (1856)

Destruction of Hoods Ordinance Train, 1864. Creator: George N. Barnard
Destruction of Hoods Ordinance Train, 1864. Albumen print, plate 44 from the album " Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign" (1866)

Group of Natives, Ordnance Store, Suakin, 1884 circa (b / w photo)
5920309 Group of Natives, Ordnance Store, Suakin, 1884 circa (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (19th century); National Army Museum

Ordnance (engraving)
5207106 Ordnance (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ordnance)

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"Ordnance: A Historical Journey through Military Arsenal and Beyond" Step into the world of ordnance, where history intertwines with warfare, innovation, and resilience. From the hallowed halls of The Royal Logistic Corps to the battlefields of World War I, this captivating journey unveils the significance in shaping our past. Delve into a geological map of the British Islands, revealing hidden treasures beneath our feet that have influenced military strategies throughout time. Witness a WW1 poster showcasing various types of the British Army, each armed with their unique ordnance capabilities. "The Girl He Left Behind Is Still Behind Him, " echoes an American World War II recruitment poster for women ordnance workers. Discover how these brave women played an integral role in supporting their troops by manufacturing essential weaponry like Brimstone air-to-ground missiles on triple launchers. Travel back to 1961 at Halwill Barton in Lesnewth, Cornwall, where remnants from WWII are repurposed as scrap bomb metal on a City of London handcart. Experience firsthand how communities rallied together during times of conflict. Cross continents to Bijapur Fort in Karnataka, India and marvel at Malik-I-Maidan - a colossal cannon standing tall as a testament to ancient ordnance craftsmanship. Explore its rich history while contemplating its destructive power. During World War I, women took up arms not only metaphorically but also literally as they joined factories producing vital munitions. Witness their unwavering dedication captured in poignant photographs depicting female workers contributing significantly towards war efforts. Meet Henry De LA Beche - an influential figure whose contributions revolutionized geology's impact on military strategy and weapon development. His work paved the way for advancements that would shape future conflicts profoundly. Experience Light Dragoons' firepower resonating across Warcop Ranges as they demonstrate their proficiency with various forms weaponry. Feel the adrenaline surge as you witness precision and power in action.