Southminster Mega Pillbox
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 …
BTP TV passes 1,000 subscribers
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 …
Beyond the Point Autumn 2019 Update
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. …
Howbury Moated Site, Slade Green
Moated sites are as the name suggests – wide ditches full of water that would have surrounded an island which would have had a domestic …
Carby House, Victoria Avenue, Southend
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 …
Canvey’s Dutch Sea Walls & Reclaimation
Sometime roughly around 1622, a Canvey land owner known as Sir Henry Appleton called upon expert Dutch engineer Cornelius Wasterdyk Vermuyden to reclaim Canvey’s constantly …
Fairleigh Court Anderson Shelters, Leigh-on-Sea
Behind Fairleigh Court in Leigh on Sea remains an impressive set of six Anderson shelters. Anderson shelters were issued free to all householders earning £5 …
The Great War Armistice – 100 Years On
Why do Joe and I continue to run Beyond the Point, some seven years after its creation? After all, we earn no money from …
Dutch Cottage Museum 400th Anniversary
On Saturday the 1st of September, Beyond the Point attended the 400th anniversary of one of Canvey Island’s two Dutch cottages. It was great to …
Colchester Zoo Church
If you happen to be walking past the orangutan enclosure at Colchester Zoo, keep an eye out for the ruins of the All Saints’ Church. …