It was located on the banks of the River Wharfe, north-east of the two villages of Boston Spa and Thorp Arch; and four miles south-east of the town of Wetherby, West Yorkshire in England. Steeton was close to Skipton and virtually in the Yorkshire Dales. Another part is a prison, originally HMP Thorp Arch, now HMP Wealstun. 14, 16, 18 and 20 High Street, Steeton with Eastburn (1066565)", "Emsley House, The High Hall and Upper Hall, Steeton with Eastburn (1065881)", "Ingle Nook, Steeton with Eastburn (1357447)", "The Hob Hill, Steeton with Eastburn (1066616)", "Steeton Hall Farm, Steeton with Eastburn (1267353)", "Barn 12 metres north-east of the High Hall, Steeton with Eastburn (1267354)", "Eastburn House, Steeton with Eastburn (1223326)", "Barn 15 metres north-east of Eastburn House, Steeton with Eastburn (1066591)", "No. The Lord helps them that help themselves! The anti-ricochet wall continues up through the first floor to the roof. Over a four year period until late April early March 1945, Over four thousand staff worked in this period for the war effort. The Steeton pillbox is a variant of Type 24 which was designed for a garrison of eight. Some of these were produced in quantities measured in millions and hundreds of millions of items. Part of the site is now in use as the Thorp Arch Trading Estate. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It contains 25 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. This compact, bushy plant produces bright red tomatoes that ripen early in the season. One of the wings was allocated to housing men. View source. 16-DEC-09 STEETON This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. Russet mites are a type of pest that can cause damage to leaves, stems, and petioles. public. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. ROF Swynnerton became filling factory No. 5, one of 18 similar facilities. Construction commenced in 1939 with production starting in the summer of 1940 and by early 1941 5000 people were employed there. By the summer this had increased to 15,000 reaching a peak of 18,000 in the summer of 1942. ROF Steeton was an outstation of Woolwich Arsenal and, together with Radway Green in Cheshire, was devoted to the production of 20 mm and .5 in., calibre brass cartridge cases and projectiles. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. those of the BBC. There is a limited amount of modern graffiti. I specially remember Alf who ran Alfs Store from which the machinists could borrow specific pieces of equipment in return for surrendering a token. User contributions are not fact checked and do not represent the official position of Historic England. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Below is the official designation for the pillboxes at Steeton in West Yorkshire, courtesy of English Heritage. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. Manufacturing Process for 20 mm Cartridge Cases. Then followed training in the arming and preparing hand grenades, and actually throwing live ones on a range under the supervision of experienced men. The starting salary was 150 p.a. We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. planning permission related to listed buildings or the listing process itself. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, Faber slide rule. More than anything the exercise was one of diplomacy in difficult situations and the experience would serve me well in my later career. Behind the anti-ricochet wall is a hatch to the first floor, accessed by a steel ladder of which only the top 2 rungs survive with a portion of handrail and a guard rail. Copyright of content contributed to this Archive rests with the author. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. A pillbox and two fire posts, sited in a field to the south of a former Royal Ordnance Factory, the fire posts in the south-west (fire post 2) and south-east (fire post 1) corners of the field and the pillbox nearer to the factory to the east. During the few weeks we were at Radway Green we were introduced to the type of work we would later be doing at Steeton. A group of volunteers from The Friends of Balaam's Wood Local Nature Reserve clearing brambles at Gannow Green Moated Site, New Frankley in Birmingham, Two horsemen reading The Sportsman, 30 Oct 1902, Farnborough, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire. The ROF site has been described in detail in two articles by Mike Christensen, illustrated with official photographs taken whilst it was still open. Pillboxes were designed to house artillery or more rarely machine guns, and twelve basic designs were approved by the War Office, though in practice these were often varied according to local considerations. The susceptibility of a particular batch to this kind of failure can be assessed by the mercurous nitrate test. There are no openings on the ground floor other than the entrance. The supply had been wrongly connected. * Intactness: the pillbox and two fire posts are unaltered and complete Also, Keighleys motto is By Worth, which fits rather neatly with our name. People still came to work but the permanent civil servants were redirected. EXTERIOR: The fire posts, also known as police or guard posts, are low square buildings with brick walls 13.5 " (34.29cm) thick and flat concrete roofs. Working seven days a week continued for about two years and, gradually, it was possible to have Saturday afternoon and Sunday off. In the Second World War it produced light gun ammunition, medium gun ammunition, heavy ammunition, land mines and trench mortar ammunition for the Army; medium and large bombs for the RAF; and, 20mm and other small arms ammunition for all three services. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. A Gannett Company. See how you can help. There was also a group of Irish lasses and a number of Land Girls there. The workshop where metallographic samples were prepared required three people and there was a fourth assistant responsible for the preparation of tensile specimens. Two fire posts also survive as part of the defensive network around the factory. There is a wide, internally splayed embrasure on each wall, pre-cast in two pieces, an upper and a lower half. INTERIOR: Access is via the rear door on the ground floor, and there is a transverse anti-ricochet wall across the interior. The embrasures are pre-cast, consisting of four parts; sill, two jambs and lintel, and have a wider internal splay than the external. The empty cases were filled at specialized explosives plants. There are a There was a problem with unaccounted-for items and Alf had a message for anyone who might consider helping themselves in his absence. There were several of these machines in use throughout the works and it was part of my responsibility to maintain the machines and check the accuracy of their readings. All the listed buildings are designated at GradeII, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest". Duke of Wellingtons West Riding Regiment. Many thanks for taking the time to do this, it's great to see that just a little effort can bring fantastic results. Tel: 01327 226 812. Grade II Listed Building: Ww2 Pillbox And 2 Fire Posts South Of Former Royal Ordnance Factory. REASONS FOR DESIGNATION: Hanson High School for Boys 1931 -1936 This story has been placed in the following categories. The first floor internal walls are daubed with paint and there is some graffiti, none of original date.EXTERIOR: The fire posts, also known as police or guard posts, are low square buildings with brick walls 13.5 " (34.29cm) thick and flat concrete roofs. Join me on my merry trek of old ruins, cinemas, railways and things that just catch my attention around Yorkshire and the UK. This is a list of Royal Ordnance Factories . Ammonium Nitrate and Tetryl. There are no openings on the ground floor other than the entrance. Email: visitorscentre@the-depot.uk. * Rarity: the pillbox is an extremely rare example of a two-storey Type 24 pillbox from the Second World War, one of only four known surviving examples External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest. The Home Guard Company at ROF Steeton formed an essential part of the security system and was under the command of a retired army major who was also head of the works security. HP10 9TY. Samples were taken from all stages of production and submitted to metallographic examination and to hardness testing using the Vickers Pyramidal number system. The results appeared on the Receipt and Measurement Certificates against which payment was made. Read about our current news, projects and campaigns nationally and in your area. The objective of the Steeton laboratory was to control the quality of the materials used in the manufacture of the various end products. Why Men of Worth? Its products, so important at one time, were no longer needed. 23 Lyon Road, Steeton with Eastburn (1223332)", "Ivy House, Steeton with Eastburn (1357413)", "Silsden Bridge, Steeton with Eastburn (1266645)", "Woodlands Mill, Steeton with Eastburn (1331675)", "Gate-piers and gates to Hawcliffe Rock, Steeton with Eastburn (1223331)", "Nos. The L30A1, officially designated Gun 120 mm Tk L30, [i] is a 120 mm rifled tank gun used by the British Army, Royal Army of Oman and the Ukrainian Army. Production at Steeton was mainly concentrated on brass cartridge cases for 20 mm Oerlikon and Hispano Suiza ammunition for the armed forces and particularly the RAF. There were, however, a significant number of young women from The Irish Republic. We also discuss how to identify the cause and the best treatments for each type of pest. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. Our Project researches local people from Keighley and the Worth Valley who served the country in wartime. Recollections of Alec V. Lovell working at the Royal Ordnance Factory Steeton Nr. There is a third pillbox which I have yet to find (used in the 1979 film 'Yanks'), rain and fading light having thwarted me on this trip. The example at Steeton falls into the latter category, and was part of the defences around the Royal Ordnance Factory. When we started researching in 2001, we found only names of men on local memorials and as we felt their sacrifice had worth and most of them lived around the river Worth we felt the name was apt. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to Google earth edob overlay is now available here. One lady who was sent there was Mabel Dutton of Atherton. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Stanley and I were hired as temporary civil servants with the title and rank of Experimental Assistant, Grade 3. Former Royal Ordnance Factory. Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Inspection department workers at the Royal Ordnance Factory, Steeton. May include summary, reasons for designation and history. United States of America Transportation Corp railw Commonwealth War Graves at Hirst Wood Burial Ground. Early in 1945 it was clear that invasion of Great Britain was unlikely and in May the unit was stood down and the uniforms and equipment were handed in. 1 of Bullens Heat Treatment of Steel and I bought Vol. Production at Steeton was mainly concentrated on brass cartridge cases for 20 mm Oerlikon and Hispano Suiza ammunition for the armed forces and particularly the RAF. 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