Royal Army Clothing Depot

[1] Established in the 1850s, it remained in operation until 1932; for much of its history the depot was part of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps and its precursors.

During the early part of the First World War, it was headed by Colonel Harold Stephen Langhorne.

In 1856, a factory had been built at Woolwich to manufacture uniforms for the Artillery and Engineer corps.

With its lease coming to an end, the factory at Pimlico closed in 1932, when new systems of clothing procurement for the Army were put into effect.

[3] Storage provision was moved from Pimlico to the Ordnance Depots at Didcot and Woolwich, and the following year, the Royal Army Clothing Department was abolished.