Shoebury Garrison
The history of the garrison dates back to 1849 when the land was first purchased by the Board of Ordanance. Woolwich Common was usually used …
Shoeburyness Poppy Wave
It’s the final two weeks of the Poppy Wave sculpture in Shoeburyness and we decided to take a look before the wave of poppies move …
Morris Farm Salterns
The marshes of Essex have been valued for their salt content through the Prehistoric and Roman eras right up until present day where Maldon sea …
Springfield Lyons Bronze Age Enclosure
Only a handful of Iron Age sites still remain in England, with most lost to nature and seemingly destroyed over time. If you walk around …
Canvey V-2 Bomb Crater
When the land was first bought by the RSPB in 2006, one of their first jobs was to sweep the land to see if any …
The Red Hills
(Left) Replica red hill created at RSPB Bower’s Marsh nature reserve, Canvey Island. (Right) An actual site of a Red Hill. A faint hill remains between Waterside …
Proposed United Refineries, Canvey
Two artist’s impressions (top and bottom: graphic or model and painting) of the proposed refinery, the trademark six-legged dog ENI logo and a map showing …
Slade Green HAA Battery
The Slade Green HAA site (also known as ZS1) was the most easterly anti-aircraft site built inside the London Inner Artillery Zone. Dating back to …
Northwick HAA Battery
Thames North 8, Northwick ( as it was ‘coded’ during the war) was the name assigned to one of the many heavy anti-aircraft batteries across …
The Occidental Jetty
The Occidental Jetty is a Canvey Island landmark that we quite admire. It was built with the intention of pumping oil from ships into the …