The Moorings House, Benfleet
Photographs above are from HadleighHistory.org.uk in an article written by local author and Historian Robert Hallman The oldest house in Benfleet as it has been …
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 …
Valence House, Becontree
Valence House is an old manor house in Becontree, Dagenham. It is the last survivor of Dagenham’s five manor houses. Whilst the Becontree estate of …
Gravesend West Street Pier
Gravesend West Street Pier is the only remnant surviving of Gravesend West Railway Station. This station served as the terminus of the Gravesend West Line, …
Rosherville Gardens, Northfleet
What was Rosherville Gardens? The far western section of Gravesend on the River Thames is known as Northfleet. Whilst today this lies as an industrial …
Cliffe Cement Kilns & Slit Trench
The desolate expanse of Cliffe on the Southern side of the Thames has seen little use over history beyond agriculture, defence, and the cement industry. …
Brennan Torpedo Station, Cliffe Fort
Brennan Torpedo Station – Spherical Image – RICOH THETA The Brennan torpedo was invented by Louis Brennan in 1877. Two propellers were rapidly spun by …
A History of Mental Asylums
Please note: Some of the terms used in this report are used in a historical context and reflect people’s attitudes and language at the time …
Cliffe Fort
Cliffe Fort is one of five coastal forts to survive along the River Thames/Meadway, in addition to Coalhouse, Garrison Point, Hoo and Darnet. Shornemead, Tilbury …
St Mary’s Marshes Explosives Magazines
In 1891 plans were submitted to build explosive stories, a tramway and cottages south of the River Thames on land known as St Mary’s Marshes. …
Warley Hospital
Warley Hospital was the first County Asylum to be built in Essex, following the passing of the County Asylums Act. The first patients were first …
Oozedam Farm & WW2 Defences, Fobbing
We visited Oozedam Farm in January of 2018, on a trek across Fobbing Marshes which saw us head from the farm to discover a lost …
Metropolitan Drinking Fountains
Dotted around the city, it takes a keen eye to spot these cattle troughs disguised amongst the bustling traffic. Nowadays they’re mainly used as flower …
Hydraulic Accumulator Tower, Mansell Street
See the abandoned one in our video at 3.35 which we filmed in 2013 prior to demolition Pump stores for the now c2c railway were …
Chafford Gorges
Transformed from chalk industry giants of the 20th Century, these huge craters in the landscape now form nature reserves due to the mineral-rich soils. What’s …
Southend Clifftown
1-15 Royal Terrace and the Royal Hotel were built well before the Victorian era – in the time of Georgian rule in the 1790s. Originally …
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 …
St. Katherines Church & Canvey Village
Known as either Canvey Island’s Heritage Centre or St Katherine’s Church, this building stands proud along Long Road. Towards the second-half of the 19th Century, Victorian …
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 …
Rayleigh’s Dutch Cottage
Rayleigh Dutch Cottage at Crown Hill has a past as strange as it’s appearance. Whilst a sign above its door denotes ‘1621’, analysis suggests it …
Rayleigh Windmill
Rayleigh Windmill is a grade II-listed mill which was built in 1809 for local timber trader Thomas Higgs. He became bankrupt in 1815 and the …
Borley Rectory & Church
Pictured is Borley Church, and Borley Cottage which is of similar architectural qualities to the rectory, standing directly next to it Built in 1862 by …
Big Ben Clocktower, Westminster
Big Ben (formally known at the Elizabeth Tower) is one of the worlds most iconic buildings, rating it as the 13th most iconic landmark in …
Old Leigh Heritage
The original Leigh settlement was the riverside ‘old town’ which appeared in the Middle Ages. Its narrow cobbled pre-motorcar streets and confined below-mainland position mean …