New Street Works
| New Street Works | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Status | Unoccupied, Grade II listed |
| Type | Manufacturing plant |
| Architectural style | Edwardian/Art Deco |
| Address | New Street |
| Town or city | Chelmsford |
| Country | England |
| Groundbreaking | 26 February 1912 |
| Inaugurated | 22 June 1912 |
| Client | Guglielmo Marconi/Marconi Company |
| Landlord | Ashwell Property Group (In receivership) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 70,000-square-foot (6,500 m2) (As built) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | W.Dunn and R.Watson |
The New Street Works were built for the Marconi Company in Chelmsford, England in 1912,[1] credited as being the first purpose-built radio factory in the world.</ref>[2][3]
References
- ^ Tim Wander G6GUX (16 Feb 2012). Marconi's New Street Works 1912 - 2012. Authors Online. ISBN 0755206932.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Marconi Radio Factory New Street". Industrious Southeast. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ "From on-air to disrepair: Battle to save first ever wireless factory where Marconi broadcast to the world 100 years ago". Daily Mail. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.