Chelmsford, Beeches Road Government Offices (Crown Buildings)
A small corner of the reasonably sized and derelict Chelmsford Crown Buildings in Beeches Road Chelmsford (UK) in the process of demolition during May 2014.
These 'Government Offices' as they were locally known closed in December 2012 and have been occupied by the DSS, DHSS, Job Centre Plus, Benefits Agency, DSA Driving Test Centre, DWP Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), Animal Health Office/ State Veterinary Service, Department Of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and numerous other defunct and current government agencies and departments over the years.
I was born and grew up just a few hundred yards from here and went to infant and junior (elementary) school right next door, so it's kind of sad to see the demise of these buildings which dates from the early 1950's at least. I've never known anything else located here.
As the rest of this suburb of Chelmsford is all residential there's no prizes for guessing on what will eventually be built here. Developers Telereal Trillium/Linden Homes will build 46 homes which I think is quite a small number for this reasonably sized site.
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Chelmsford, Beeches Road Government Offices (Crown Buildings)
A small corner of the reasonably sized and derelict Chelmsford Crown Buildings in Beeches Road Chelmsford (UK) in the process of demolition during May 2014.
These 'Government Offices' as they were locally known closed in December 2012 and have been occupied by the DSS, DHSS, Job Centre Plus, Benefits Agency, DSA Driving Test Centre, DWP Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), Animal Health Office/ State Veterinary Service, Department Of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and numerous other defunct and current government agencies and departments over the years.
I was born and grew up just a few hundred yards from here and went to infant and junior (elementary) school right next door, so it's kind of sad to see the demise of these buildings which dates from the early 1950's at least. I've never known anything else located here.
As the rest of this suburb of Chelmsford is all residential there's no prizes for guessing on what will eventually be built here. Developers Telereal Trillium/Linden Homes will build 46 homes which I think is quite a small number for this reasonably sized site.
www.flickr.com/photos/stuart166axe/tags/crownbuildings/