Visit Chittening Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Chittening

  

Chittening Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Chittening

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Chittening history

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Name and early history

Chittening was in the ancient parish of Henbury in Gloucestershire. It was added to Bristol in the early 20th century. The name is from chitten end(e), from Middle English or Early Modern English chitte ‘young of an animal; brat, child’

No. 23 Filling Factory

During World War I, the Ministry of Munitions built a filling factory for artillery shells on the site. The site was farmland commandeered by the military for its closeness to Avonmouth docks and to the site of the National Spelter Company’s chemical works. At Chittening, Nobel Explosives filled shells with chloropicrin, derived industrially from picric acid.

Surviving relics of the mustard gas operation

The original internal railway system of the smelting works (separate from the filling factory) was operated by two-foot gauge four-wheel battery-driven locomotives built for the Ministry of Munitions by the forerunner of Brush Traction of Loughborough. Two of them, maker’s numbers 16302 and 16307, still exist.

Since the First World War

Industrial estate developed mainly after World War II, under the management of the Port of Bristol Authority. In 1951 a factory producing carbon black was built to the north-east of the estate (Philblack, later Sevalco), and operated until 2008 when its closure was announced.

Internal structure of the trading estate

The spine, Worthy Road, and the peripheral Greensplott Road and Bank Road are all named after farms whose land disappeared under the industrial development. The estate is now organised around a structure of named roads.

Current businesses

A selection of current businesses operating from the site can be viewed online. They include specialists in transport and logistics, plant and vehicle hire, lifting gear, pallet distribution, sectional buildings, industrial cleaning, damp control and vehicle repairs.

Rail links

Between 1917 and 1964, Chittening Platform railway station was served on the Henbury Loop connecting Avonmouth with Filton Junction. The closure of the earlier platform was immortalised in the song “Slow Train” by Flanders and Swann.

You can visit Chittening places with Walkfo Chittening to hear history at Chittening’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Chittening has 22 places to visit in our interactive Chittening map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Chittening, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Chittening places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Chittening & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 22 audio facts unique to Chittening places in an interactive Chittening map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Chittening Places Map
22 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Chittening historic spots	Chittening tourist destinations	Chittening plaques	Chittening geographic features
Walkfo Chittening tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Chittening

  

Best Chittening places to visit

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Chittening has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Chittening’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Chittening’s information audio spots:

Diamond Cottage Diamond Cottage is a rustic cottage designed by John Nash (1752–1835) and George Stanley Repton (died 1858) in Blaise Hamlet, Bristol. The picturesque cottage is one of a group of ten built around 1810 as retirement homes for the servants of a wealthy banker.

Hallen A.F.C. Hallen Association Football Club is a non league football club based in Hallen, near Bristol, England. Affiliated to Gloucestershire County FA, they are currently members of the Hellenic League Premier Division.

Visit Chittening plaques