Canvey-Benfleet Crossing & Benfleet Railway Station
Prior to the construction of the Colvin opening bridge in 1931, a ferry and stepping stones at low tide were used to get from Benfleet …
St. John’s Abbey Gatehouse, Colchester
St. Johns’ Abbey was a very wealthy Benedictine abbey situated in Colchester, Essex. It functioned between 1096 and 1539. All that survives today is this …
Site of Tree 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 …
Canvey’s Dutch Cottages
In the early 17th century, Canvey Island was inhabited by a community of Dutch settlers who whilst living both alongside and at times at loggerheads …
St. Katherines Church & Canvey Village
St Katherine’s Church today serves as Canvey Island’s Heritage Centre. This jaunty building stands proud along the modern Charfleets industrial units and car showrooms along …
Prehistoric Fossils at Canvey Seawall
The current seawall that encircles Canvey Island was a late 1970s upgrade to the 1950s wall that was the first to be made out of …
Cox’s Stores & Cafe, Canvey
Several years ago BTP Joe was on Shell Beach, Canvey, when he came across this old piece of pottery. It clearly belonged to the company …
Canvey’s Old Bungalows
Perhaps the most fitting image that defined Canvey Island in the interwar period; when it was developing from an isolated village and marshy farmland into …
Dr. Feelgood Exhibition, The Canvey Club
Who are Dr. Feelgood? Dr. Feelgood are a band formed in 1971 originating from Canvey; headlining the pub rock genre which was a revival of blues and …
Battlesbridge Mill & Bridge
Battlesbridge may not appear to be a very large place, but it is historic. It sits on the River Crouch where it narrows and heads …