Ministry of Defence Building L145 (Group F Incorporating Mills)
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE BUILDING L145 (GROUP F INCORPORATING MILLS)
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1251164
- Date first listed:
- 26-Nov-1993
- Statutory Address:
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE BUILDING L145 (GROUP F INCORPORATING MILLS)
Have you got a photo to share?
Join the Missing Pieces Project. We want you to share your photos and memories.
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2001-08-28
- Reference:
- IOE01/03632/11
- Rights:
- © Mr Alan Simpson. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1251164
- Date first listed:
- 26-Nov-1993
- Statutory Address 1:
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE BUILDING L145 (GROUP F INCORPORATING MILLS)
Location
- Statutory Address:
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE BUILDING L145 (GROUP F INCORPORATING MILLS)
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Epping Forest (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Waltham Abbey
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 37667 01338
Details
ROYAL GUNPOWDER FACTORY TL3700 3/10018 MOD Building L145 (Group F Incorporating Mills) GV II
Gunpowder Incorporating Mills. 1878, converted for cordite incorporation c1898-9. English bond yellow brick with hipped slate roofs to Engine House and Boiler House; cross wings have brick walls separating the bays which continue as coped gables breaking through the felt and slate roof; mid C20 replacement walling to originally wood and canvas side walls. T-plan: central Engine House with Boiler House at east end and 3-bay cross wings on its north and south sides for gunpowder incorporating mills. One storey, with taller Engine House to centre. Chamfered brick plinth and brick dentil cornice to Engine House and Boiler House. Engine House has paired segmental-arched windows set in recessed panels to upper part of east and west elevations. Boiler house of 4 x 1 bays has inserted mid C20 windows to each bay; gauged red brick semi-circular arch over east door. Interior similar to other incorporating mills, although more altered and lacking the original gearing machinery beneath the cross wing floors. The most altered of an important group of incorporating mills, the plan being closely modelled on the earlier (1861) Group C Incorporating Mills, Building L157 (qv). (RCHME report, 1993).
Listing NGR: TL3766701338
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 433797
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
The Royal Gunpowder Factory Waltham Abbey A Survey, (1994)
Legal
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 04-Jun-2026 at 19:37:59.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.