Changing Places - Chelmsford Case Study Flashcards
What is the population of Chelmsford?
181,000 (2023)
Where is Marconi Ward located?
Marconi ward is one of the 24 electoral areas on Chelmsford City Council. It stretches from the railway just north of the police station up to Melbourne Avenue. It includes the university, Rainsford Road and the Boarded Barns area.
What change has occurred in Marconi Ward?
It has undergone socio-economic change linked with deindustrialisation. Some economic decline and regeneration. This has caused peopulation changes - an area of in migration and cultural change in the type of people. Some of this change is due to deindustrialisation, regenerationa dn flows of people in.
What is some background information of Chelmsford?
1) One of the nine Chelmsford City Centre wards.
2) Includes the ‘west end’ rail and bus interchange.
3) Currently being redeveloped for over 400 residential units.
4) Contains Anglia Ruskin University, Kings Road Primary School, KEGS.
5) Admirals Park is primary green space.
What is the history of the rivers, railways and radios of Chelmsford?
1) Rivers: River Chelmer and the River Cam (Marriages Mill), joining in a confluence. This allowed trade in the Romans.
2) Railways: Opened in 1842, allowed connections to London.
3) Radios: Chelmsford is home of the radio, Marconi factory etc.
What is the history of the Marconi Factory?
1) Created by Gugliemo Marconi in 1896.
2) Main source of employment in 1970s.
3) This has influenced land use etc. and shaped the lived experience in Chelmsford due to the industrial landscape and noise.
How does ARU contribute to Chelmsford?
1) Provides jobs for hundred of people in the 2020s.
2) Hoffman building and Marconi Factory are now university buildings (mixed land use).
What is the relief of Chelmsford?
Chelmsford has a low land relief, flat land due to flood plain.
How did Hoffman’s Factory contribute to Chelmsford?
1) Opened in 1898.
2) Ball bearings factory (helped with the war effort).
3) Now a gym and apartments.
What is the history of the city of Chelmsford?
1) Chelmsford has existed since it was a Roman trading post, then a medieval market.
2) The name comes from Chelmer’s Ford (a place to cross the river)
3) Became a city in 2012 as part of The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
What is the history of the markets in Chelmsford?
There has been a market in Chelmsford for 800 years. It was a market and agricultural town until the 1850s, and then an indoor market opened in 1969.
How has Chelmsford been regenerated?
1) Bellway Homes (Marconi).
2) Britvic Factory (now shops).
3) Anglia Ruskin University.
What has the demographic of Chelmsford changed?
1) Market Town.
2) Modern Town.
3) Engineering Industry.
4) City
How have the cultural characteristics of Chelmsford changed over time?
Chelmsford is celebrated as a culturally ambitious place that connects the innovative heritage of science and engineering with a vibrant future of wellbeing, environment, and creativity, transforming peoples’ lives.
What are the economic characteristics of Chelmsford?
1) 84% employment rate
2) Employment in Chelmsford has increased compared with 2022.
3) Unemployment levels have also rose in Chelmsford compared to 2022.
4) Average house price = £383,000
What is multiple deprivation and inequality like in Chelmsford?
1) 7.7% of the population was income-deprived in 2019.
2) 1.8% neighbourhoods were among the 20% most income deprived in 2019.
How is Chelmsford representated in art?
‘Concrete Canvas’ is an annual street art festival held in Chelmsford, started in 2022. They collaborate with local community groups to conduct engagement sessions to help create ideas themed around an aspect of Chelmsford’s technology, science, nature, art, or music.
How is Chelmsford representated in media?
Chelmsford has multiple websites devoted to it including the Chelmsford City Council website. YouTube videos have also been made from people’s experiences of visiting Chelmsford.
How is Chelmsford represented in literature?
“If any one were to ask me what in my opinion was the dullest and most stupid spot on the face of the Earth, I should decidedly say Chelmsford” – Charles Dickens.
AO3 information on Chelmsford
1) Marriage’s Mill 1986 – Broomfield Mill, Moulsham Mill, Chelmer Mill.
2) Marconi’s Radio Factory 1898.
3) Hoffmann’s Bearings 1898.
4) Charles Dickens 1835 – “If any one were to ask me what in my opinion was the dullest and most stupid spot on the face of the Earth, I should decidedly say Chelmsford”.
