| Name: | Alan-Williams Turret (destroyed), Regina Nursery, Victoria Rd, Chelmsford |
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| SMR Number: | 20958 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | TL 711 072 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL70NW |
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| Parish: | CHELMSFORD, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX |
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Summary
Alan-Williams Turret (destroyed)
Full description
Contemporary record state, “Spigot mortar; 4 Defence posts; A.L. Turret; Trenches. Regina Nursery, Victoria Road, Map ref. 167259”. (Mil. Ed.) <1>
The “A.L. Turret” is almost certainly a misprinted abbreviation for an Alan-Williams turret – a steel cupola set into the ground, manned by two men with a machine-gun.
It can be seen from a 1939 O.S. map that the nurseries here lay behind the houses to the E of Regina Road – an area which is re-developed to light industry.
<1> unknown, 1968, War Time Contraventions 1968, Chelmsford (LIST). SEX31436.
Monument Types
- ALAN WILLIAMS TURRET (WWII, Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Events
- Visit by Fred Nash - June 2005 (Ref: Nash CHL Jun 2005)
Protected Status
- Historic Environment Character Zone: Chelmsford 2.10
- Historic Environment Character Area: Chelmsford 2
Sources and further reading
| <1> | LIST: unknown. 1968. War Time Contraventions 1968. Chelmsford. |
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