The Chilwell Explosion, 1st July 1918
The Chilwell Explosion, 1st July 1918 is a memorial in Broxtowe District, Nottinghamshire, England. The Chilwell Explosion, 1st July 1918 is situated nearby to Chilwell Filling Factory Memorial, as well as near the park Chetwynd Road Recreation Ground.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chilwell Filling Factory Memorial and Attenborough railway station.
Chilwell Filling Factory Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Andy Jamieson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The memorial to munitions workers of National Filling Factory No.6, Chilwell is a Grade II listed building on the north side of Chetwynd Road inside Chetwynd Barracks, in Chilwell, near Nottingham. Chilwell Filling Factory Memorial is situated 780 feet west of The Chilwell Explosion, 1st July 1918.
Attenborough railway station
Railway station
Photo: David Lally, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Attenborough railway station serves the village of Attenborough, in Nottinghamshire, England. It lies on a spur of the Midland Main Line between East Midlands Parkway and Nottingham. The station is managed by East Midlands Railway. Attenborough railway station is situated 3,200 feet southeast of The Chilwell Explosion, 1st July 1918.
Chilwell Olympia
Sports venue
Chilwell Olympia is a sports centre in Chilwell, near Nottingham. It is run by Broxtowe Borough Council with the aim of meeting the recreational and sporting needs of the locality as well as the physical education needs of the pupils at Chilwell School. Chilwell Olympia is situated 2,100 feet east of The Chilwell Explosion, 1st July 1918.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chilwell and Attenborough.
Chilwell
Suburb
Chilwell is a suburban area in the borough of Broxtowe in Nottinghamshire, England. It lies on the west side of the town of Beeston and is 4 miles south-west of the centre of Nottingham.
Attenborough
Village
Photo: Kev747, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Attenborough is a village in the Borough of Broxtowe in Nottinghamshire, England. It forms part of the Greater Nottingham area and is 4+1⁄2 miles to the south-west of the city of Nottingham, between Long Eaton and Beeston.
Toton
Suburb
Toton is a large suburban village in the Borough of Broxtowe in Nottinghamshire, England. It forms part of the built-up area of Beeston, which in turn forms part of the wider Nottingham Urban Area.
The Chilwell Explosion, 1st July 1918
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “The Chilwell Explosion 1st July 1918. Killed 139 people at the nearby No.6 Shell Filling Factory. Albert Hall Chief Engineer, a survivor lived here.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Broxtowe District, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.91259° or 52° 54′ 45″ northLongitude
-1.24173° or 1° 14′ 30″ westOperator
Southern Broxtowe Blue Plaque GroupOpen location code
9C4WWQ75+28OpenStreetMap ID
node 2337345351OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Highlights include Chetwynd Road Recreation Ground and 1st Chilwell and Attenborough Scout Group.
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