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Name:Machine-Gun Post (destroyed), Regina Nursery, Regina Road, Chelmsford
SMR Number:20959
Type of record:Monument
Grid Reference:TL 711 072
Map Sheet:TL70NW
Parish:CHELMSFORD, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX

Summary

Machine-Gun Post (destroyed)

Full description

Contemporary records state, “Concrete M/G post. Regina Nurseries, Regina Road. Map ref. 158258”. (Mil. Ed.) <1>

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 now re-developed to light industry.


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

Monument Types

  • MACHINE GUN EMPLACEMENT (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 Area: Chelmsford 2
  • Historic Environment Character Zone: Chelmsford 2.10

Sources and further reading

<1>LIST: unknown. 1968. War Time Contraventions 1968. Chelmsford.