Marconi's Chelmsford
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📍 Starting Point: First Wireless Factory in the World, 19 Hall St, Chelmsford CM2 0HG, UK
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🌐 Available In: 🇬🇧 English
Places you will visit
11
It will take you
40-70 mins
You will walk
3290 steps
Total distance
2.5 km
Route you will explore
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Starting point First Wireless Factory in the World
19 Hall St, Chelmsford CM2 0HG, UKFinish point Central Park
Chelmsford CM2 0RW, UKAbout this quest
As you explore the city you’ll stop at important historical landmarks that helped shape Chelmsford into the vibrant place it is today.
Many of these places are part of the story of its industrial heritage and more specifically, the story of wireless technology.
Playing the part of a reporter, you’ll be researching a story about Marconi. A man who changed the world with his innovative thinking.
Many of these places are part of the story of its industrial heritage and more specifically, the story of wireless technology.
Playing the part of a reporter, you’ll be researching a story about Marconi. A man who changed the world with his innovative thinking.
Highlights
Visiting Marconi’s factories, Chelmsford Cathedral, the Shire Hall, and other city highlights, you’ll have to solve the challenge at each stop before you move onto the next.
The mission: Your story in Chelmsford
It’s the summer of 1920. Engineering and electrical companies are thriving in Chelmsford, not least Guglielmo Marconi's wireless company.
A few days ago, the UK’s first public entertainment broadcast was made from here and it's caused quite the storm. As a Fleet Street reporter, you’ve been tasked to write a feature about Guglielmo Marconi and this famous broadcast.
You've come to Chelmsford to understand more about the man who made it happen... and why it happened here.
A few days ago, the UK’s first public entertainment broadcast was made from here and it's caused quite the storm. As a Fleet Street reporter, you’ve been tasked to write a feature about Guglielmo Marconi and this famous broadcast.
You've come to Chelmsford to understand more about the man who made it happen... and why it happened here.
Landmarks & Hidden Gems Included
Stone Bridge
Regent Theatre
First Wireless Factory in the World
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|---|---|---|
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| Availability | Requires advance booking | Instant access 24/7/365 |
| Experience | Passive listening to a guide | Active gamification; you solve the mystery |
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