Canvey’s Faux Dutch Cottages
Built as a nod to Canvey’s Dutch heritage and the two remaining cottages from the 17th Century, 1930s’ pioneer Lt. Cpl. Fielder built three houses …
The Prittle Brook
Map showing rough path of the discernible Prittle Brook & sections explored The Prittle Brook is a tributary of the River Roach spanning down through …
Stratford Pillbox & Anti-Tank Blocks
Whilst working in the area, I decided to go on a walk and stumbled across this purely by chance. Just a few minutes walk away …
Leigh Witch Trials & The Doom Pond
Our 2015 Halloween documentary brings the horror of everyday life in the 17th Century up to present when the boys travel down to Leigh, Essex …
Pantile Farm, Canvey
Turn back the clock to 1850 and Canvey Island little more than farmland and a small village, much like the Wild West. Only few of …
Benfleet Old Sewage Works Ruin
These peculiar concrete remains are located in the wooden area west of the current sewage works, just north of the waterline. We came across the …
Shorts Seaplane Factory & Shelter
“Aviation pioneers and their workforce founded Britain’s aircraft seaplane and flying boat industry” Dating back as early as 1897, the Short Brothers had always had …
Paglesham Oyster Beds
Paglesham’s flourishing oyster-farming industry dates back to the late 19th Century. Whilst oysters have been farmed around the Essex coastline as far back as the …
V-3 Cannon, Mimoyecques
What was the V-3 Cannon and the Fortress of Mimoyecques? Most people interested in military history or alive in the war will be familiar with …
Thundersley Glen
Thundersley Glen is great example of how even the most seemingly natural spaces have a history all of their own; and how this changed the …