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 …
Site of Tree Farm, Canvey
Turn back the clock to 1850 and Canvey Island little more than farmland and a small village, much like the Wild West. Only few of …
Canvey Dutch Cottages
In the early 17th century, Canvey Island was inhabited by a community of Dutch settlers who whilst living both alongside and at times at loggerheads …
St. Katherines & Canvey Village
Known as either Canvey Island’s Heritage Centre or St Katherine’s Church, this building stands proud along Long Road. Towards the second-half of the 19th Century, Victorian …
Battlesbridge Mill & Bridge
Battlesbridge may not appear to be a very large place, but it is historic. It sits on the River Crouch where it narrows and heads …
Rayleigh Dutch Cottage
Rayleigh Dutch Cottage at Crown Hill has a past as strange as it’s appearance. Whilst a sign above its door denotes ‘1621’, analysis suggests it …
Rayleigh Windmill
Rayleigh Windmill is a grade II-listed mill which was built in 1809 for local timber trader Thomas Higgs. He became bankrupt in 1815 and the …
Borley Rectory & Church
Pictured is Borley Church, and Borley Cottage which is of similar architectural qualities to the rectory, standing directly next to it Built in 1862 by …
Big Ben
Big Ben (formally known at the Elizabeth Tower) is one of the worlds most iconic buildings, rating it as the 13th most iconic landmark in …
Old Leigh Heritage
The original Leigh settlement was the riverside ‘old town’ which appeared in the Middle Ages. Its narrow cobbled pre-motorcar streets and confined below-mainland position mean …