The Victualling Yard -- Royal Naval Dockyards, Ireland Island, Somerset Parish BM
N 32° 19.673 W 064° 50.025
20S E 327399 N 3578257
This sign just inside the Victualling Yard explains the history of this secure area inside the Royal Naval Dockyards at Bermuda
Waymark Code: WMNFE1
Location: Bermuda
Date Posted: 03/05/2015
Views: 3
This sign is located just inside the eastern entrance to the Victualling Yard, near the Frog & Onion Pub.
The sign reads as follows:
"THE VICTUALLING YARD
Completed 1953
A Victualling Yard is essential part of any naval facility. It is the area concerned with the storage, preparation, and packaging of food and drink for the fleet. The Victualling Yard in Bermuda is surrounded by a wall with only two gated accesses, making it a secure area within the Dockyard.
At the time the Victualling Yard was constructed, the only means of preserving supplies was to salt them and seal them in barrels. Each dockyard had its own cooper or barrel maker who was responsible for the manufacture and maintenance of a large number of barrels. The Cooperage or barrel-makers workshop was on the northern side of the Victualling Yard and had two large fireplaces for working iron hoops which bound the casks. Nearby were the Cask Store and Hoop Iron Store."
Group that erected the marker: West End Development Company
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
The Victualling Yard
Royal Naval DockyardSomerset parish Bermuda
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