Author: Joe Mander

By Joe Mander

Strood Anti-Tank Traps

Down Canal Road in Strood lies these anti-tank defences. Built at the start of the Second World War, they were intended to slow down any tanks trying to get onto British soil. On the battlefields, anti-tank traps would have lead tanks and other military vehicles down specific routes where they would encounter mines and other…

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By Joe Mander

Albert, Somme

Whilst on a road-trip through France, I passed through the town of Albert, an old town two hours north of Paris. Albert was founded as a Roman outpost, in 54BC although the town is best known for it’s military past as it was a key location in the Battle of the Somme and many veterans and…

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By Joe Mander

Metropolitan Drinking Founains

Dotted around the city, it takes a keen eye to spot these cattle troughs disguised amongst the bustling traffic. Nowadays they’re mainly used as flower beds but the history of them takes them back to 1859 when MP Samuel Gurney and barrister Edward Wakefield established the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association. Initially they…

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By Joe Mander

Supreme Court

Beyond the Point has gone on a special tour of the Supreme Court – the highest court in the UK. The court is based in the hear of Westminster in the former Middlesex Guildhall, an impressive Grade II listed building. The role of the court is to make the final decision on civil cases, deciding…

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By Joe Mander

Cooling Castle

Cooling Castle is a 14th-century castle situated 6 miles north of Rochester. The castle was built in the 1380’s by the Cobham family to protect the Thames from the threat of invasion from the French. The castle has an unusual layout, comprising two walled wards of unequal size next to each other, surrounded by moats and…

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By Joe Mander

Welcome to a NEW looking Beyond the Point!

Unearth, Explore, Enlighten For the past few months we’ve been transforming the look of Beyond the Point, getting through many hours of coding and transferring articles – and many cups of tea! This has been the biggest change since we founded BTP 5 years ago – which has seen the decaying past brought into the 21st century….

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