Building 106, WWI Sentry Post, Chattenden Ordnance Depot

Reinforced concrete sentry post (also known as building 106) built to protect the Chattenden Magazine Enclosure W gate and the Lutnor Rail Junction, situated on the E side of Lochat Road which runs N-S from the magazine enclosure. A one or two-man concrete shelter approximately 2.5m high and polygonal (11-sided) with a shallow domed roof. Walls are approximately 30cm (1 foot) thick and built in circa 2 feet (60cm) sections; the roof constructed using a corrugated former. Access through a small heavy hatched W door of reinforced concrete with a steel bar-handle and external hinges. Five observation apertures located on alternate sides with an external horizontal splay approximately 70cm wide. These could also have served as small arms embrasures for hand guns. Surviving metal sheet lining to interior.