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| | BBC - h2g2 - Chelmsford, Essex, UK - A844995 |
 | | It was from Chelmsford, in 1901, that Guglielmo Marconi made the first ever transatlantic radio transmission, and the Marconi Company continues to have a strong presence in Chelmsford. |
 | | Chelmsford has a large and comfortable modern library, opened by Queen Elizabeth II in the late 1980s (the old library now houses the borough council offices). |
 | | The Chelmsford Museum, in Oaklands Park, does exactly what it says on the tin, being essentially an opportunity to explore the history of Chelmsford, from the Ice Age, through its Roman era, to the present day. |
| www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/classic/A844995 (1968 words) |
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