Title:
Map of Borough of Chelmsford showing location of incidents arising from enemy bombing
Level: Category
Miscellaneous archives; Societies' and Organisations' records
Level: Fonds
BOROUGH OF CHELMSFORD BOMB DAMAGE MAP
Scope and Content:
Scale of 6 inches to 1 mile [1:10,560].

Plots high explosive ('H.E.') and incendiary ('INC') bombs, one unexploded bomb ('U.X.B.'), parachute mines, V-1 flying bombs and V-2 rockets. Includes a few incidents outside the borough boundary.
Dates of Creation:
c.(1940-1945)
Extent:
1
Admin History:
The base sketch map derives from the Borough Engineer and Surveyor, but it is not clear who plotted the incidents shown. The original file reference '1/CHB/50/6' suggests an origin outside the Borough administration.
Acquisition Source:
Donated anonymously to the Essex Record Office, March 1972.
Not Available:
Use digital image(s).

Key terms

TypeKey termsDescription
Subjects Second World War Borough of Chelmsford bomb map, c.(1940-1945)
Place Names Chelmsford Bomb map, c.(1940-1945)
Document Types Map Borough of Chelmsford bomb map, c.(1940-1945)
Institutions Chelmsford Borough Council Borough of Chelmsford bomb map, c.(1940-1945)