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Hertfordshire
Minsden Chapel, situated in an isolated wooded area in Hertfordshire, dates back to the 14th Century. It is now a roofless shell, made of flint nodules. It was a stop off point on the…
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Essex
Mistley Towers are located in The Walls, Mistley, Essex. They are the twin towers of the now demolished Church of St. Mary the Virgin. The original Georgian parish church on the site had…
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Essex
Between 1889 and 1903 13 Mobilisation Centres were built as part of the London Defence Scheme. Their main function was as a store for guns, small arms ammunition, tools and other equipment…
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Essex
Palace Theatre is located in Westcliff-On-Sea, Southend. The theatre opened on Monday 21 October 1912 and named as the “Palace of Varieties” on 14 November. The theatre was built by Ward & Ward of London and was owned by Mr. Raymond of…
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Cambridgeshire
The museum was originally built as a private home for a local magistrate known as Thomas Cooke in 1816. However, the building was built upon the foundations of an older property from the…
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Essex
Pitsea Mount is situated right by the A13, on the east side of Basildon. St. Michaels church stands tall and overlooks Pitsea and the surrounding area.
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Kent
Pluckley screaming woods are situated in Kent, also known as Dering Woods. The woods are located near to the small village, Pluckley; which has been given the title of the UK’s most…
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Suffolk
The Potsford Gibbet is situated in Potsford woods, Suffolk. It was the site of many hangings in the 17th century; the last recorded execution was in 1699, this was when Jonah Snell was hanged for the murder of John Bullard and his son at…
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Kent
The Reculver Towers are all that remain of a Saxon church, St. Mary’s. Located near Herne Bay, the church was part of a Roman fort which guarded one end of the Wantsum Channel. The fort…
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