Ministry of Defence Building L135 at TL 3766 0144
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE BUILDING L135 AT TL 3766 0144
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1329392
- Date first listed:
- 26-Nov-1993
- Statutory Address:
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE BUILDING L135 AT TL 3766 0144
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1329392
- Date first listed:
- 26-Nov-1993
- Statutory Address 1:
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE BUILDING L135 AT TL 3766 0144
Location
- Statutory Address:
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE BUILDING L135 AT TL 3766 0144
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 37660 01440
Details
ROYAL GUNPOWDER FACTORY TL3700 3/10004 MOD Building L135 at TL 3766 0144 GV II
Tray magazine. 1882. English bond brick with red brick bands; slate roof over brick vault. Rectangular plan. One storey. C20 doors: entry was under a covered porch, the step of which retains a hide floor covering fixed by copper nails. Small segmental-headed window to north and 2 brick buttresses to east. The magazine was converted into a workshop in the 1950s. This building was served by the now-filled canal to the west, and groups with L133 and 136 (qv). (RCHME report, 1993).
Listing NGR: TL3766001440
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 352184
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
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The Royal Gunpowder Factory Waltham Abbey A Survey, (1994)
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