Benfleet Sewage Works Ruin
These peculiar concrete remains are located in the wooden area west of the current sewage works, just north of the waterline. We came across the …
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 …
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 …
Grain Tower
Known as 1, The Thames – this 19th century fort is situated 500 meters out into the mouth of the River Medway and was built …
Southend’s Shopland Pillboxes
The area north-east of Sutton Road Cemetery and Temple Farm Industrial Estate in Southend is home to numerous pillboxes, and once there was probably even …
Grain Dummy Battery
Grain Dummy Battery, originally known as Grain Battery, was built shortly before Grain Fort, completed in 1865 to support two nearby forts; Grain Fort and …
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 …
Tilbury Pillbox
Situated around a mile west from Coalhouse Fort, this Lozenge pillbox has been the victim of coastal erosion. Once sitting on the Essex marshes it …
Wickford Pillboxes
Comprised of former farmland, Wick Country Park in Wickford spans 50 acres with over 2km of walking trails. Dotted amongst the site are three pillboxes …
Bowers Gifford Pillboxes
First visited in the summer of 2012, Bowers Gifford is home to five surviving pillboxes which would have formed part of the GHQ defence line. …