Top Tips Use bins. Bins, otherwise known as folders, can really speed up your editing by creating an organised work space. Do this both inside of your editing and wherever you save the clips to on your computer. BACKUP! This is probably one of the most important tips. Always always backup your files and projects. Once they…
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Whilst we don’t camp often at Beyond the Point, we do occasionally get the tent and the gas cooker out. In 2013 we conducted a trek along the other side of the Rive Thames to the side we are most used to – North Kent. We traveled from Gravesend to Cliffe and explored many of…
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This article was written by Liam back in early 2013. Looking at it now, it still perfectly captures the spirit of heritage exploration and why Joe and I continue to run Beyond the Point. Not only does this capture the great community and PR side of our work, it paints a great picture of the…
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75 years ago, the 8th of May 1945, was VE Day. Despite everyone using the expression, it’s important to ask what does VE Day mean? It was a celebration of Victory over Europe signalling the surrender of Nazi Germany following the fall of Berlin. Whilst the Second World War was still raging in the Pacific…
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During the 1920s a London publican, Edwin Cash, decided to run a ‘get rich quick’ scheme in which he sunk five wells to the rear of Hovells Farm, near what was Vange Hall Estate. Despite the well’s name, it was actually situated nearer to Laindon than Vange, actually within the parish of Fobbing. The ironically…
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How does Cressing Temple reflect what was going on in the wider world? Cressing Temple is located in North Essex and the two surviving Medieval barns have never been out of use since the 13th Century when they were built under the Knights Templar military Christian order who at the time took part in the…
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This heavily-defended concrete strongpoint has been described as the ‘monster’ pillbox, and is potentially the largest in Britain. It is located in the flat expanse of farmland east of Burnham-on-Crouch and Southminster on the very isolated yet peaceful Dengie Peninsula along the Essex coast. Built in 1940, this blockhouse would have been armed to the…
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We’ve been working hard over the past year to bump the amount of subscribers on our YouTube Channel up to the 1k mark and this week we’ve sailed past it, up to 1050 currently! With over 220,00 views across all of our videos, our interview and jamming session with legend Wilko Johnson is our most viewed…
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With our Halloween special just around the corner, we’d thought that we would give an update on what’s been happening over the past few months. Most recently, in front of a packed crowd, we were the guest speakers at a Benfleet Historical Society Event. With around 60 people in the audience, we were invited to…
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Victoria Avenue in Southend began to be developed in the post-war period as a centre for tall brutalist offices and civic buildings. These remained largely undeveloped until the mid-2010s when work began to revitalise the ugly structures. Liam remembers having his driving theory exam in Baryta House further down the road in 2015, only to…
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