St. Botolph’s Priory
St. Botolph’s Priory was an Augustinian religious house in Colchester, Essex, between c.1100 and 1536. It is Grade I listed and can be walked around …
Colchester Roman Circus
It is well-known that Colchester has strong origins in the Roman conquest of Britain in 43 AD. It was the first Roman legionary fortress established …
M.V. Bendigo Torpedo Boat
Another vessel involved in the Second World War marooned on Canvey is the M.V. Bendigo. Historian Robin Howie explains: “The M.V. Bendigo was being towed …
Lexden Iron Age Earthworks
On the edges of Camulodunum; ancient Colchester, there once stood an Iron Age defence system – part of a greater one spanning the circumference of …
Rayleigh Mount
What now stands as a strange overgrown mound of earth piling high into the sky, squeezed behind a car park near Rayleigh high street, was …
Shoebury Garrison
The history of the garrison dates back to 1849 when the land was first purchased by the Board of Ordanance. Woolwich Common was usually used …
Shoeburyness Poppy Wave
It’s the final two weeks of the Poppy Wave sculpture in Shoeburyness and we decided to take a look before the wave of poppies move …
Morris Farm Salterns
The marshes of Essex have been valued for their salt content through the Prehistoric and Roman eras right up until present day where Maldon sea …
Springfield Lyons Bronze Age Enclosure
Only a handful of Iron Age sites still remain in England, with most lost to nature and seemingly destroyed over time. If you walk around …
Canvey V-2 Bomb Crater
When the land was first bought by the RSPB in 2006, one of their first jobs was to sweep the land to see if any …