IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Marconi Road, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1LR

Introduction

This page details the photographs taken nearby to Marconi Road, CM1 1LR by members of the Geograph project.

The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.

There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk

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Image Listing (50 Images Found)

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Chelmsford: Marconi's New Street Factory
The nearby information board explains that the factory was built in 1912 and was the first purpose-built radio factory in the world. The area behind the New Street frontage has been developed as housing in recent years.
Image: © John Sutton Taken: 23 Jun 2018
0.05 miles
2
Crossing the B1008 entering Chelmsford station
Image: © Roy Hughes Taken: 14 Oct 2023
0.06 miles
3
Chelmsford: the former Marconi Factory
Only the New Street frontage, built in 1912 as the world's first purpose-built radio factory, remains.
Image: © John Sutton Taken: 23 Jun 2018
0.06 miles
4
New Road, Chelmsford, from the railway bridge
The large building to the left of the road is the former Marconi factory, now apparently redeveloped. See Image for a 2011 image of the factory, shuttered and out of use.
Image: © Christopher Hilton Taken: 9 Nov 2017
0.07 miles
5
Plaque on Marconi Works, New Street
Image: © Ken Brown Taken: 3 Jun 2011
0.08 miles
6
Marconi Factory in New Street
The New Street works of Marconi at its height gave employment to over 5500 people. It now lies derelict, its future uncertain.
Image: © Ken Brown Taken: 3 Jun 2011
0.08 miles
7
Construction Near Chelmsford Station
Image: © Richard Cooke Taken: 8 May 2015
0.10 miles
8
Trains pass east of Chelmsford station, 1988
Preserved 306 017 operating special bank holiday trains passes 312 709 on a regular service. The train built in 1949 has outlived that built in 1976, which was the last class of slam door stock to be introduced.
Image: © Robin Webster Taken: 2 May 1988
0.11 miles
9
RHP buildings , New Street/Rectory Lane, 1990
Taken in January 1990 after closure of the works the previous year, and before any demolition.
Image: © Robin Webster Taken: Unknown
0.13 miles
10
The office is closed, 1990
Looking through a broken window of the RHP bearing works, which had closed for good three or four weeks earlier.
Image: © Robin Webster Taken: Unknown
0.13 miles
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