The gunpowder was seized and lodged in the ordnance store. In 1885 he was seconded to the Ordnance Store Department. Porthkerry Park was used as a vehicle park and ordnance store. The Department of Labour and Industry also occupied the Ordnance Store. Building 14, the former ordnance store, stands along the parade ground. During the early 1920s, an ordnance store and rifle range were built on the site.