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Historic sites and buildings of Essex

Below are three videos of a tour of the Shoeburyness Garrison site, featuring commentary by local historian Major Tony Hill MBE. The videos were shot by Dave Bullock in August 2010.


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Essex abounds with sites of historical interest. It is fortunate to have retained a wealth of buildings from all periods of history, despite continued urban development.

Follow these links to some excellent websites about some of Essex's wonderful historic buildings.

(Check out the Links page for more great history websites)

Colchester Castle

Great Dunmow Maltings

Walton-on-the-Naze Tower

Kelvedon Secret Nuclear Bunker

Hedingham Castle

Link to www.CastleHedingham.org

Mountfitchet Castle

Pleshey

Rayleigh Castle

Rayleigh Mount (including opening times)

  

Cressing Temple Barn

Hedingham Castle

Mountfitchet Castle

Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills

  

Beeleigh Abbey

Pleshey Castle

Hadleigh Castle

Waltham Abbey

Hedingham has the best-preserved interior of any English 12th century keep.

c. J. Williams, 2011