Building 127, WWI Sentry Post, Chattenden Ordnance Depot

Reinforced concrete sentry post (also known as building 127) built to protect the Chattenden Magazine Enclosure E gate situated just within (to the W of) the enclosure boundary wall. 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 E door of reinforced concrete with a steel bar-handle and external strap hinges. Five observation apertures located on alternate sides which could also have served as small arms embrasures for hand guns. Surviving metal sheet lining to interior.