Remains of early 20th century Boreham Rifle Range at Brick Farm, Bulls Lodge Quarry (EHER 80755)

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Summary

The remains of the Boreham Rifle Range were identified by magnetometer survey as well defined areas of linear disturbance which correlate to historic OS mapping.

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Grid reference	Centred TL 7573 1095 (286m by 292m)
Civil Parish	BOREHAM, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX

Type and Period

RIFLE RANGE (Early 20th century - 1922 AD (at some time) to 1922 AD (at some time))

Description

May 2018. Geophysical survey. Three well defined linear areas of magnetic disturbance were identified at Brick Farm in field F14. Anomalies RF1 and RF2 are aligned SW-NE and are interpreted as locating the remains of the Boreham Rifle Range, recorded on the 1922-1924 OS maps. RF1 corresponds to the location of the targets with RF2, approximately 160m away, marking the firing line. A third anomaly, oriented E-W is also identified within the firing range sire but there is no corresponding feature recorded on the OS maps. <1> <2>

Sources

<1> SEX75901 Geophysical Survey Report: Webb, A. and Vansassenbrouck, O.. 2018. Bull's Lodge Quarry: Park Farm and Brick Farm, Chelmsford, Essex - Geophysical Survey.
<2> SEX54090 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1923. OS 6 inch 1923.

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