SNN63064 - Royal Ordnance Depot, Weedon Bec, Northamptonshire

[Note: This is a legacy report which did not exist digitally before this point and there are some problems with the formating] The Royal Ordnance Depot at Weedon Bec, Northamptonshire, was authorised by Act of Parliament in 1803 and constructed between 1804 and 1814 during the Napoleonic War. It was built for the Board of Ordnance, to provide a secure inland store for gunpowder, firearms and other military stores, which could be transported by water (a vital safety consideration for gunpowder) via the Grand Junction Canal and the wider network of navigable waterways. The original buildings, including storehouses, magazines, lodges, barracks accommodation, and houses for the Board's officials, were well­ proportioned and built on a generous scale.