Board of Ordnance
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The Board of Ordnance was a British government body. Established in the Tudor period, it had its headquarters in the Tower of London. Its primary responsibilities were 'to act as custodian of the land
Shield of the Board of Ordnance preserved on a gun tampion in Gibraltar
Lord Vivian in uniform of Master-General of the Ordnance. The two senior officers of the Ordnance wore uniforms as for a general and lieutenant-general respectively, but of blue cloth with scarlet facings (rather than scarlet with blue).
Full coat of arms, with crest and supporters, at the Tower of London
Coal box with the Board of Ordnance shield, initials and broad arrow.
Royal Engineers
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The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually called the Royal Engineers, and commonly known as the Sappers, is the military engineering arm of the British Army. It provides military engineering and other tec
Board of Ordnance
…and remained so through till the Board's demise in the 1850s) as were those engaged in manufacturing. Having established the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers, however, the Board had parallel oversight of both a Military and a Civil Establishment. The Master-General was head of both Establishments; on a…
1815 engraving of a Royal Engineers officer (right)
An 1890 Royal Engineers recruitment poster
Royal Engineers embarking on a ship for Normandy, 9 June 1944
The Royal Albert Hall, designed by Captain Francis Fowke RE