Site of 20th century Wireless Station, Broomfield Pottery (EHER 15935)
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Summary
Site of early 20th century Marconi wireless station, no longer extant.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 7016 0838 (61m by 110m) |
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Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.
In 1903 Marconi built a wireless receiver station on the site of Broomfield Pottery (OS Essex XLIII.16), by 1911 it was a research station and part of the Marconi training school.
It was built in a prominent position and at the time of its construction would have commanded good views in all directions. The plan of the station is shown by the Ordnance Survey in 1947 (OS Essex Sheet LIV. 10, 1947), but with no indication of function, it continued in use until the early 1960s, but was cleared shortly afterwards to make way for a housing estate. <1>.
Additional reference <2>
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Other References
- National Monuments Record: TL70NW116
- NRHE identifier: 1308283
- National Monuments Record: TL 70 NW 116