Shipwrights, Benfleet
Along Benfleet Road, east of Vicarage Hill and opposite the entrance to Shipwrights Drive, lies an interesting property at 241. This house is called “Shipwrights”, …
State Cinema, Grays
The Esse theatre was constructed in the 1930s – no surprise given its style, and was officially opened on the 5th of September 1938, with …
Runwell Hospital
Today, the site of Runwell Hospital is nothing more than rubble, with over 500 homes now on the site, although turn back the clock a …
Canvey Island Transport Museum
The exterior of the depot in 2025 (top), 2013 (bottom left) and 1990 (bottom right by Frank Whitnell) The Canvey & District Bus Depot was …
Silver End Modernist Village
Silver End is a village in the Braintree area of Essex, constructed in the late 1920s as a self-contained ‘model village’ by Francis Henry Crittall; …
Canvey Rio Cinema & Bingohall
This Art Deco-infused building was once Canvey Island’s cinema. The Rio Cinema at 124 Furtherwick Road was constructed circa 1937, with seating intended for 1,000, …
Chalkwell Sun Shelters
The coastline surrounding Southend from Chalkwell to Thorpe Bay has been a tourist hotspot for people; often urban residents from London, to enjoy the sea …
Brentwood Police Station
The Brentwood police station perimeter lies derelict on a plot of land quarantined by a construction fence. The structure is slowly falling into disrepair whilst …