| Name: | Air Raid Shelters (destroyed), Crompton Parkinson Ltd, Chelmsford |
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| SMR Number: | 20939 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TL 698 062 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL60NE |
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| Parish: | CHELMSFORD, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX |
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Summary
Air Raid Shelters (destroyed)
Full description
An aerial photograph taken in June 1946 shows the Crompton Parkinson works N of Writtle Road. There are a great many buildings, all of whom have camouflage painting on the roof. The NW area of the site is mainly open ground and bordering this, in three distinct rows, are what appear to be approximately 40 “military-pattern” air raid shelters. These were long vaulted chambers with an entrance at each end, the whole structure being heaped over with soil to form a long mound. <1>
In 2005, the area of the shelters is now fenced-off waste land and The Waterhouse Business Park.
<1> RAF, 1946, 106G-UK 1565-4416, June 1946 (AP). SEX65517.
Monument Types
- AIR RAID SHELTER (WWII, Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Events
- Visit by Fred Nash - Apr 2005 (Ref: Nash CHL Apr 2005)
Protected Status
- Historic Environment Character Area: Chelmsford 2
- Historic Environment Character Zone: Chelmsford 2.5
Sources and further reading
| <1> | AP: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1565-4416. June 1946. |
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