Fisons Fertiliser Factory
Fisons Plc was a British pharmaceutical, scientific instruments and horticultural chemicals company established by Edward Packard in 1843. In 1863 he was joined in business by his son, …
St Mary’s Church, Benfleet
St. Mary’s is located at the top of the hill in Benfleet highstreet. After the Norman conquest of England in 1066, a small church was …
Norsey Wood WW1 Trenches
Located in the heart of Billericay, Norsey Wood is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) with history spanning the centuries. Discoveries such as …
Warley Asylum
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 …
Southminster Mega Pillbox
This heavily-defended concrete strongpoint has been described as the ‘monster’ pillbox, and is potentially the largest in Britain. It is located in the flat expanse …
Howbury Moated Site
Moated sites are as the name suggests – wide ditches full of water that would have surrounded an island which would have had a domestic …
Carby House, Victoria Avenue
Victoria Avenue in Southend began to be developed in the post-war period as a centre for tall brutalist offices and civic buildings. These remained largely …
Canvey’s Dutch Sea Walls & Reclaimation
Sometime roughly around 1622, a Canvey land owner known as Sir Henry Appleton called upon expert Dutch engineer Cornelius Wasterdyk Vermuyden to reclaim Canvey’s constantly …
Leigh Anderson Shelters
Behind Fairleigh Court in Leigh on Sea remains an impressive set of six Anderson shelters. Anderson shelters were issued free to all householders earning £5 …
The Great War Armistice – 100 Years On
Why do Joe and I continue to run Beyond the Point, some seven years after its creation? After all, we earn no money from …