Aston House

[6] The Commanding Officer at the House was Col. Leslie J. Cardew Wood[6] a strong contender for the title of the original'Q' - 'Q' character in the James Bond films.

[2] for he developed bespoke weapons, tools and gadgets which were used in raids including Lofoten Islands, Dieppe, Norsk Heavy Water Plant, St-Nazaire and Prague.

10 Time Delay pencil detonator and 38,500 Type 6 Limpet Mines, both made to original Aston House designs.

[7] Quality Control, Packaging and Dispatch was continuous and included supplying all the Home Guard Auxiliary Units and the Resistance Groups in Europe, reaching a peak around D-Day.

[6] Aston House took on responsibility for the total design, development and testing programme for the 'Sleeping Beauty' Motorised Submersible Canoe (MSC).