In the Second World War, access to the River Thames was controlled by two defensive ‘booms’. The first at its very mouth ran from Shoeburyness to Sheerness, whilst the second lesser-known but still substantial boom ran from Scars Elbow Battery on Canvey Island to St. Mary’s Bay in Kent. This was a kind of floating…
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Close to High Halstow on the vast historic marshes on the Kent side of the Thames Estuary lies a peculiar diamond-shaped pool of clear man-made origin. This is a duck shooting decoy pond constructed around the late 17th Century with signs of alteration over the following 200 years. The four channels called ‘pipes’ at either…
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In 1891 plans were submitted to build explosive stories, a tramway and cottages south of the River Thames on land known as St Mary’s Marshes. Whilst only an acre of land was required, an exclusion zone of 324 acres, where “no houses should be build” was also needed. The Thames Storage Company was established in…
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At Moat Farm on the Hoo Peninsula in Kent overlooking the Thames lies an unsuspecting grain store of unusual sloped shape. Believe it or not, this is the roof of an airship (zeppelin) shed dating to the Great War, originally situated at Kingsnorth. The fact this is only the top section; already huge, suggests the…
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Canvey’s list of historic pubs have declined over the years, most have been converted into retail space (Silver Jubilee and the King Canute) however the Jellicoe hasn’t been fortunate enough to survive. The pub, and once a hotel, is thought to date back to the late 1920’s or early 1930’s and even survived the floods of…
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It’s BTP Liam here to tell you about AGES Archaeological Society and the adventure that we had when we joined them this August. Based in Hadleigh and with links with the Thundersley and Hadleigh Community Archive, AGES is a society which seeks to survey what lies from the lives and times of civilisations hundreds of…
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Photography is of course a key part of what we do at Beyond the Point. Without cameras, we wouldn’t be able to capture images of the historic places we visit so that we can share them with you online and keep a record of these places for the people of the future to marvel at….
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Welcome to Beyond the Point’s find cabinet – a variety of ancient artefacts from across the Canvey Island mudflats to an Italian cove at the bottom of a castle! Finds give us intriguing insights into what life was like many years ago and has proved the theories of many historians both right and wrong, changing…
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Basic Photo Enhancing ‘Editing photographs’. A phrase which to many come to mind as a cheat, or a way of capturing something far more dramatic than what is really there. Yes, this is sometimes the case, as with HDR seen below for example, but heavy editing can be a great way to evoke a certain…
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Top Tips Use bins. Bins, otherwise known as folders, can really speed up your editing by creating an organised work space. Do this both inside of your editing and wherever you save the clips to on your computer. BACKUP! This is probably one of the most important tips. Always always backup your files and projects. Once they…
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