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 …
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 …
Fobbing QF Bomb Decoy
After setting off from the explosives site at Coryton, we headed on a trek across the marshes towards the town of Fobbing. We were searching …
Mail Rail
One of London’s newest museums offers you the chance to take a ride under the bustling streets of the capital. You wouldn’t know it, but …
Old Industrial Gravesend
When walking between Newtavern and Shornemead Fort in Gravesend, we pass through Milton industrial estate on the eastern outskirts of Gravesend connected to a Thames-side …
EKCO Factory & Air Raid Tunnels
Top: EKCO Southend premises c.1940 & 2008 Bottom: Aerial view of the site in 1934 & 1970s Priory Crescent was until recently home to a …
Stambridge Mills
Stambridge was once home to a tide mill on the waterfront dating back many centuries. The original building burnt down in April 1965 although the …
Grain Power Station Chimney
It’s been apart of the Kent skyline for almost 40 years although in mid-2016 the time was up for this iconic structure when it demolished …
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 …