#chelmsford

High Chelmer Car Park, Chelmsford, 2025

A large, multi-storey concrete car park with a “market” sign on the side. Colourful murals and bikes are near the entrance; trees frame the image. The sky is clear and blue, casting shadows on the building.

A low-angle view of a concrete building with repetitive square grid-like openings and balconies. The sky above is clear and blue, with leafy tree branches partially visible at the top right corner. Shadows from the trees fall across the building.

A multi-storey concrete car park with geometric, grid-like openings stands above a street-level market, which has a white awning and colourful market signage. The sky is clear and blue, with sunlight casting shadows on the building façade.

Springfield House, Chelmsford, 2025

A row of three-storey commercial buildings with shops on the ground floor, including Rohan and RUN Active, under a clear blue sky. People walk along the brick-paved pedestrian street, and leafy trees line the pavement.

A four-storey brown brick office building with two glass doors at the ground level, flanked by retail shops. A purple “To Let” sign hangs above the entrance. The building has many windows, some reflecting the blue sky.

A three-storey building with boarded-up top-floor windows, large white-framed windows on the middle and lower floors, and a colourful geometric mural along the bottom, with painted signs advertising indoor games like escape rooms and shuffleboard.

Derelict office block for a sunny Saturday afternoon.

Chelmsford Citadel, 2025

A modern Salvation Army building with a grey, angular façade and a tall tower featuring a white cross on a red and orange gradient. A sign with The Salvation Army is visible along the roadside, with a few trees framing the top edge.

A modern Salvation Army building with a metal facade and red accents. Large windows line the front, and THE SALVATION ARMY is displayed in bold red letters. The building sits on a sunny urban street with a clear blue sky above.

The less said about this one the better. A more favourable review from the church’s minister at the time of its opening, in April 2009, is available here.

Friars House, Chelmsford, 2025

A five-storey modern building with geometric grey facade patterns, large windows, and ground-floor shops. Cars and a van are parked in front. Hanging flower baskets decorate the street, and adjacent buildings frame the scene.

Former office block converted into housing, with an extra storey (dare I say, penthouse?) added. Check out the signage on the Christian bookshop in this photo from 2011.

The Ivory Peg, Chelmsford, 2025

A modern, white, wave-shaped building with large windows and metal railings houses a Waitrose shop. Hanging flower baskets decorate the exterior. People walk outside, and a bus approaches on the sunny street lined with clouds in the blue sky.

Wetherspoon pub in a former department store.

Cater House, the 1960’s-built head office of the Cater Brothers supermarket chain, now converted to general retail & housing. Featuring a Mitzi Cunliffe relief on the side. Sadly now missing the very of-the-era Cater House signage, presumably removed during the conversion to housing.

High Chelmer Car Park, Chelmsford, 2025

Springfield House, Chelmsford, 2025

Chelmsford Citadel, 2025

Friars House, Chelmsford, 2025

The Ivory Peg, Chelmsford, 2025

Cater House, Chelmsford, 2025