The 20 Listed Buildings at the Royal Gunpowder Mills
With 20 Listed Buildings, built between 1787-1916, the Royal Gunpowder Mills has the largest collection of listed buildings at one location in the UK.
In an official report The Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey were described as “the most important site for the history of explosives in Europe”.
Many of the major world advances in gunpowder and explosive production using a range of technologies were made here, continuing into the later role of Research Centre, extending to rocket propellant. The listed buildings are unique surviving structures spanning the range of this activity which was carried on for the Crown in conditions of secrecy for over 200 years. This came to an end in 1991 when the Establishment’s role was transferred to other centres and from 2001 for the first time this remarkable site was opened to the outside world.
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L157 Group C Incorporating Mill (1861)Grade 1 Listed No: 1140098 NGR: TL3773701167 |
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A201/A202 Mixing House & Saltpetre Mill (1787)Grade 2* Listed No: 1251016 NGR: TL3768800948 |
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L148 Group G Incorporating Mill No.7 (1888)Grade 2* Listed No: 1262902 NGR: TL3768901284 |
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L149 Group E Incorporating Mill No.3 (1869)Grade 2* Listed No: 1251161 NGR: TL3774301289 |
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L153 Group D Incorporating Mill No.8 (1867)Grade 2* Listed No: 1251162 NGR: TL3771001232 |
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L168 Engine House & Mechanics Shop (1857)Grade 2* Listed No: 1251159 NGR: TL3771801050 |
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L176/L177 Boiler House & Dynamo House (1857 & 1902)Grade 2* Listed No: 1329390 NGR: TL3773401026 |
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L133 Magazine (1879)Grade 2 Listed No: 1140103 NGR: TL3764901442 |
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L134 Cordite Press House (1915)Grade 2 Listed No: 1424791 NGR: TL3768601424 |
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L135 Tray Magazine (1882)Grade 2 Listed No: 1329392 NGR: TL3766001440 |
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L136 Remote Accumulator Tower (1879)Grade 2 Listed No: 1251099 NGR: TL3764001420 |
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L141 Sorting House (1889)Grade 2 Listed No: 1329389 NGR: TL3765301376 |
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L145 Group F Incorporating Mill No 6 (1878)Grade 2 Listed No: 1251164 NGR: TL3766701338 |
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L154 Expense Magazine (1864)Grade 2 Listed No: 1140099 NGR: TL3770801200 |
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L165 Mineral Jelly Store No.2 (1916)Grade 2 Listed No: 1140102 NGR: TL3771201084 |
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L167 Reel Drying Stove (1889)Grade 2 Listed No: 1251073 NGR: TL3777001120 |
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L170a Expense Magazine (1857)Grade 2 Listed No: 1140100 NGR: TL3778001090 |
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A200 Walton House (1787)Grade 2 Listed No: 1140101 NGR: TL3770800958 |
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H7 Reel Drying Stove (1904)Grade 2 Listed No: 1251036 NGR: TL3756101100 |
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A221 The Lodge (early C19)Grade 2 Listed No: 1329391 NGR: TL3781300920 |