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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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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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Essex
The Red Lion Hotel situated in Colchester town centre is a grad I listed building built in 1465. The Inn’s Parliament restaurant, with its beamed ceiling, was once a banqueting hall, and…
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Essex
The Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey, were in operation for over 300 years; however, from the mid-1850s onwards the site was involved in developing new nitro-based explosives and…
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Essex
St. Peter’s church in Alresford, Essex was built by Anfred de Staunton around 1300. It is situated about a mile away from the Alresford town. Unfortunately the church was destroyed by a…
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Essex
St Osyth’s Priory is situated on an estuary formed by the junction of the rivers Stour and Blackwater, about ten or twelve miles south east from Colchester.
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Essex
St. Peter-ad-Murum, otherwise known as St Peter on the wall, stands in a remote spot by the North Sea at Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex, where it has stood since about 650 AD.
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