Summary

Ammunition Shelter (destroyed)

Full description

Contemporary records state, “Storehouse for Explosives. Sports Ground, Waterhouse Lane. Map ref. 145250”. (Mil. Ed.) <1>

The sports ground can be clearly seen on a June 1946 aerial photograph, on the E side of Waterhouse Lane. Corresponding to the Military Grid Reference, a small building can be made out in the NE corner of the field. It is not, however, clear enough to be discernible as, typically, a small Nissen hut. This is the type for others in the area. <2>

This part of Chelmsford has changed considerably since World War Two and is now light industry and business parks.

<1> unknown, 1968, War Time Contraventions 1968, Chelmsford (LIST). SEX31436.

<2> RAF, 1946, 106G-UK 1565-4416, June 1946 (AP). SEX65517.

Monument Types

• AMMUNITION 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 Zone: Chelmsford 2.5
• Historic Environment Character Area: Chelmsford 2

Sources and further reading

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