Remains of The Royal Naval Cordite Factory

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This monument is scheduled under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979
The Royal Naval Cordite Factory (RNCF) at Holton Heath represents the first purpose-built site for cordite production in the United Kingdom and the only such site built and managed by the Royal Navy. The range and complexity of manufacturing processes conducted at Holton Heath required a variety of production plants, many of which survive well providing evidence for construction techniques and technology. The nitration plant represents the heart of the Nitroglycerine (NG) production process.
RNCF Holton Heath pioneered the technological development of cordite within the United Kingdom from 1916 during a period of great demand towards the end of World War I. This process continued throughout the 1920s and 1930s.
Cordite manufacture at RNCF ended in 1946, while picrites and tetryl production continued on an intermittent basis until 1957, when production at RNCF finally ended.
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