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The History Between 1971 and 1975 Occidental Refineries Limited partially built an oil refinery on marshland at Canvey Island, Essex. The local authorities had originally refused planning permission but after appealing to the Department of the Environment, the refinery was given the go ahead...

I apologise in advance for the quality of photos. I was not particularly thinking of framing, lighting etc. during this time. I will also ensure I do not get people in the shots in future reports. Often visited the Coalhouse Fort as a kid with my family and heard my Dad mention about...

Have been past this many times and my neighbour actually stayed in there for a while before he passed. Decided to check it out today and it was a very cool explore, basically untouched no vandalism or anything. Most doors were locked but found one :) lights were all still on and power to the...

Live in Chelmsford and looking for anything abandoned or interesting in Essex???

Hey everyone, I used to go exploring a lot but had a pretty bad accident and now I am recovered I want to get back out there! One of my favourite places I have explored were the tunnels underneath Beacon Hill Fort but I think I last went there about 8 years ago. Has anyone been recently? Just...

I've been looking into the history of Shoeburyness, and heard the story/myth about the RED BRICK HOUSE at the end of Elm rd. The story goes that there was a tunnel that lead down from Red Brick House down to the shore and it was either used for smuggling in things, another story is that there is...

First Report here! This has already been covered many times on 28dl. However it is still a proper explore and was fun to see. It is, as said before; heavily vandalized and there is a looming feeling that demolition is near. History of this site: There is a lot of confusing history around the...

Hi, i'm form north Essex and are looking for anyone around that area who knows some spots or would like to meet as if anyone wants to have a second join them hit me up. i'm relativity new to the whole concept of urbrx but i enjoy exploring and am an amateur photographer. Just thought i should...

My first report, feedback is welcome of course. The Brantham Factories have somewhat of a legendary status in the area, very popular for exploring even as a one off. The factories were built in 1887 and were abandoned in 2007. The company named "BX Plastics" manufactured, you guessed it...

I found this old place in Brantham/Manningtree and I think it could be a chemical factory but I'm not too sure. The explore is pretty easy all things considered, everything is open and only a few of the rooms are blocked up from industrial junk. Although most of the rooms have multiple entrances...

A Brief Intro This going to be a relatively short report since well. It's only a small thing, but the significance of it is somewhat interesting. I found myself one night after work aimlessly flying across google maps in search of something interesting, being that a place to check out or a...

This is my first post so I hope that I have done everything correctly... Please let me know if not :) I apologize in advance for any spelling mistakes! History- The North Weald Redoubt was the first of the London Mobilisation centre built in the 1980s to protect London from invasion. As part of...

(BEFORE LOCKDOWN) (JUST) Ford UK Head Office, Warley @Ojay / @mockney reject / @Seffy The UK head office of Ford Motor Group was built in the early 1960s and was intended to be a sort of replica of the head office in Dearborn, Michigan. It sits on the site of the old Warley regimental depot...

Hi guys It’s not very well known that there is an abandoned nightclub on the 4th floor of the mercury mall in Romford, Essex. It closed in 1999 and doesn’t seem to have been flicked since. has anyone on here ever managed to get in? I’ve heard of people getting in there but it’s usually short...

Braintree College of Further Education (Braintree Campus) Have struggled to find particularly much about this place online. It was originally an independently controlled institution, but became part of the Colchester Institute after merging in February 2010. Part of the site is still live as...

Hi all! So just getting into the whole urbex scene fairly recently and as a film fanatic would love to see some abandoned theatres/cinemas. Does anybody know of any in/around the London/Essex/Brighton area, as my group and I don't really have the time or facilities to travel too far. Thanks!!

Hello. I'm a new member in the East London / Essx area. I'm interested in exploring a wide range of buildings such as schools, hotels, cinemas and hospitals, as well as underground tunnels, bunkers, . I've done a few sites across the country and in Europe including the Fisons factory, Wheal...

"A SPLASH park on Canvey has closed with immediate effect after it became too expensive to keep open. Stay and Splash, at the Paddocks, has provided children with decades of fun-packed days in the summer with its paddling pool, sand pit and children’s play equipment. The ageing venue needs...

The Biggest Explore Yet? Photos That Have Never Seen Before. History of The Nightclub “Raquels” in Basildon: Before 1958 Basildon town centre had not existed but with a rising population and the ongoing construction of new housing estates Basildon Development Corporation, established just nine...

Saw this a few days ago from @Thatsnotme91 's post on the high stuff forum decided to send tower solo and mission success #confetti #yay sent for sunset around 7pm climb up was painful climb down too :banghead I know as far as the previous post did, All pictures are taken on my iphone 6s Im...