Ministry Of Defence Building L165 At Tl 3777 0108 is a Grade II listed building in the Epping Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1993. Defense structure.
Ministry Of Defence Building L165 At Tl 3777 0108
- WRENN ID
- over-flint-wagtail
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Epping Forest
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1993
- Type
- Defense structure
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
ROYAL GUNPOWDER FACTORY TL3700 3/10007 MOD Building L165 at TL 3771 0108 GV II
Mineral jelly store. 1914-17. Brick with slate roof Rectangular plan. One storey. West elevation has 2 double doors and east elevation has 2 cast-iron framed windows. Interior: tie-beam trusses; four iron lockers with iron doors, originally served from northern room, are built into northern wall. Associated with the incorporation of cordite. Cordite was developed by the Government's Explosives Committee, a patent being taken out in 1889 and the initial experimental manufacture being carried out at Waltham Abbey. The development of useable cordite was dependant on the use of acetone as a solvent and mineral jelly as a stabiliser. (RCHME report, 1993).
Listing NGR: TL3777001080
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