I am of course talking about the Occidental Jetty, a Canvey Island landmark that we quite admire. BTP Liam finally plucked up the courage to walk along it to the very end, and a wise choice that was! Although it is ‘just’ a jetty, many photographers and fishermen trek along it for their many reasons. For example see the amazing image below taking by ‘Kong Zi’. We found it on Flickr along with many other great photo’s from him, so why not click on the image to view the rest of his gallery?
Photograph by Kong Zi. Found on Flickr
Along the duration of our trek we regularly stopped to admire the views and also take some photographs. It would have looked and been amazing when it was in use!The Grand Jetty!
Along the war there were a few 'boxes'. This one was filled with newspapers, which only dated back to about June this year.
There were many of these light warning systems along the bend at the far end. These would have warned and signaled to the boats that were approaching the jetty/land.
Towards the end of the Jetty there were 2 bigger platforms either side in a sort of a T shape. Both of them had nothing on apart from a few bits of metal.
This loos like an incomplete section of it. There were 2 on either side and just had a slight dip in the ground.
That just about sums up our trip! Afterwards we walked back and took some more pics!
The old Jetty with the current oil drums in the background.
You can find out more about our experience in our video about the Jetty under the ‘Beyond the Scenes’ section or at out YouTube account.
