Southchurch Hall
Southchurch Hall is a moated house, clearly rather grand, dating back to the Middle Ages (14th Century) with extensions added in the Tudor era and …
Southend Central Museum
The building originates back to 1905, when the site was first opened as the towns first free library. The Grade II listed site remained as …
Prittlewell Priory
Prittlewell Priory is a medieval priory founded in the 12th Century by monks of Cluniac Priory of St. Pancreas. It became a private residence after …
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 …
Westcliff High School for Boys History
Liam from Beyond the Point has worked with school to produce a feature-length documentary on the school’s history including both an insight into life there …
Southend’s Old Brutalist Library
Brutalism is an architectural style that resulted from post-war space-age and post-modernist design influences seen in buildings from the 1950s up to 1970s and rarely …
Coggeshall Abbey
Abbey remains today only through an extremely archaic and peculiar chapel located on the outskirts of the quaint market town of Coggeshall in North Essex. …
Grange Barn
Why is Grange Barn important? Grange Barn lies in the small market town of Coggeshall, North Essex. It is one of the oldest timber-framed buildings …
Paycocke’s House & Gardens
Why is Paycocke’s House nationally important? Paycocke’s House in Coggleshall is not simply an old house; it actually reflects some of the national changes to …
Canvey-Benfleet Crossing & Benfleet Station
Prior to the construction of the Colvin opening bridge in 1931, a ferry and stepping stones at low tide were used to get from Benfleet …