Royal Naval Cordite Factory at Holton Heath, Wareham St. Martin - Dorset (UA)
The cordite factory was built in 1916, and continued to produce explosives until 1945. It covers a large area of land, with lots of small workshops surrounded by earth banks, to contain any accidental blasts. A large number of individual buildings and structures still remain, now in varying degrees of collapse, and a programme of works to identify and repair the most significant of these is urgently needed. Much of the site is within a nature reserve and only open to the public by prior arrangement. The area included in the scheduling was extended in 2016.
Site Details
- Designated Site Name:
- Former Royal Naval Cordite Factory
- Heritage Category:
- Scheduled Monument
- List Entry Number:
- 1019151
- Local Planning Authority:
- Dorset (UA)
- Site Type:
- Industrial > Engineering industry site
Location
- Building Name:
- Royal Naval Cordite Factory at Holton Heath
- Unitary Authority:
- Dorset (UA)
- Parish:
- Wareham St. Martin
- Parliamentary Constituency:
- Mid Dorset and North Poole
- Region:
- South West
Assessment Information
- Assessment Type:
- Building or structure
- Condition:
- Very bad
- Occupancy / Use:
- Vacant/not in use
- Priority:
- A - Immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric; no solution agreed
- Previous Priority:
- A
- Ownership:
- Mixed, multiple owners
- Designation:
- Scheduled Monument, LB grade II
Contact Details
Daniel Bashford 01179750683
