St. Basil the Great Church, Basildon
The church of St. Basil the Great is a largely under-appreciated building. It is a fine yet understated example of mid-century modernist architecture and is …
Southend Queensway
Queensway is a dual carriageway running around the north and east of Southend town centre. It was originally designed as a ring road, with initial …
Timescapes Castle Point Documentary
From 2024 to 2026, Liam Heatherson of Beyond the Point has been working on a heritage project for the Borough of Castle Point; comprising Canvey …
Our Lady of Fatima Church, Harlow
In August 2025, we were lucky enough to be shown inside the stunning Our Lady of Fatima Roman Catholic Church in Harlow and allowed to …
Canvey Island Urban District Council Office
This building along Long Road was most recently a health centre, but closed in 2018 and has been sitting disused since. It was once perhaps …
Sadlers Farm A13 Defensive Roadblock
At the junction of the Sadlers Farm roundabout and Tarpots on the A13 road lies a suspected wartime remnant passed by hundreds of people everyday …
South Ockendon Hospital
In February 2024, we visited what remains of South Ockendon Hospital, and were shown around the beautiful recreation hall and other surviving rooms with kind …
Severalls Hospital
In 2015, Beyond the Point was given exclusive access to film and photograph inside the derelict site, with filming requests from the likes of the …
Tillingham Perculiar People Chapel
This humble little chapel in Tillingham, on the Dengie Peninsula in Essex, was completed in 1867 for the Perculiar People. They were strict Puritan group …
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 …
Bata Shoe Factory & Estate
The Bata shoe factory and estate was built in East Tilbury the 1930s by Czecheslovakian entrepeneur Thomas Bata. It was modelled on the original factory …
East Tilbury Battery
Situated just half a mile away from Coalhouse Fort, East Tilbury Battery, was constructed from 1887-93 and supplemented Coalhouse Fort as part of the Thames’ …
St. Mary’s Church, Mundon
St. Mary’s Church in the tiny village of Mundon in Essex is a strikingly unusual and old-looking building. It’s timber-framed construction sets it apart as …
Southminster ROC Post
This Royal Observer Corps observation bunker was constructed in 1959 and closed with the first wave of posts in 1968 (unlike those remaining in operation …
Burnham Minefield Control Tower
Once the Second World started in 1939, Britain was keeping a close eye on the east-coast of the country to prevent any German invasion. Burnham-on-Crouch …
Dagenham Anti Tank Cylinders
Built close to Dagenham East Station, these anti-tank cylinders were built in World War Two to slow down any German tanks, should they have made …
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 …
Coalhouse Fort
Coalhouse Point where the Thames suddenly narrows was home to several defences since 1402, and a D-shaped artillery battery fort stood here from 1539. The …
Prisoner of War Camp 116
Down an unmade lane in the quaint countryside Essex village of Hatfield Heath lies what at first appears to be a set of abandoned farm …
West Thurrock Pillboxes
Situated along the Thames foreshore, these two pillboxes were built around 1940 as part of a huge scheme to build almost 30,000 pillboxes across the …
Canvey Island Transport Museum
See above the front of the depot in 1990 (Frank Whitnell) and in 2013 The Canvey & District Bus Depot was built in 1934, featuring …
Roydon Cold War HAA Battery
Nearly 1,000 anti-aircraft sites were built during the Second World War and 192 were retained for use with nuclear weapons in what would be known …
Castle Point Council Civil Defence Bunker
We have been fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to document a nuclear bunker built in the basement of Castle Point Borough Council’s offices. …
All Saints Church, East Horndon
Overlooking the A127 with views spanning from Essex to London, the Grade II-listed All Saints Church has stood semi-abandoned for decades until 2021 when an …