Southern Water Emergency Control Centre
Built during the Cold War, in the late 1980’s, this was one of three bomb-proof control centres constructed by Southern Water, although the only one …
Cooling Radio Station
As the world entered the 20th Century, technology was advancing at a rapid rate and communication between the UK and America was already wired with …
River Ravensbourne, Bromley
Joined by explorer Sam, we ventured into a culvert running through a suburban town on the border of south-east London and Kent. This drain, covered …
Chalkwell Crowstone & Hard Paths
A few metres out into the river at Chalkwell Beach lies a peculiar obelisk stranded in the water. From the shore, it looks like a …
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 …
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 …
The Benfleet Devil Steps
The steps in Summer 1961 by Harry Emery, and Winter 2010 by Eileen Gamble: Steeped in ghastly rumour, these concrete steps could have been built …
Bromley-by-Bow Gasometers
Those of you who travel past West Ham station on the C2C train line will be familiar with the sight of Bromley-by-Bow gas containers. Upon …
Two Tree Island Old Sewage Works
Two Tree Island was reclaimed from the Thames in the late 1700’s and was used as farmland until 1910 when a sewage works was constructed …
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 …
Canvey Sewage Works
In 2011 and 2015 we visited the Anglian Water treatment works by Thorney Bay. As someone mentioned on our Facebook Page “I think this is a …
Kynoch Sewage Works
Coryton was home to an explosives factory in the turn of the 20th Century which you can read about and see the remains of in …