Grid reference TQ8085
near to Hadleigh, Essex, England
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The C2C Line towards Leigh-on-Sea
The construction of the London, Tilbury & Southend Railway was authorised by Parliament on 17th June 1852 and extended in stages. The section here from Horndon to Leigh-on-Sea opened on 1st July 1855. The line reached Southend on 1st... (more)
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Footpath Through Hadleigh Marsh
This photo was taken at a kink in the sea wall looking back towards Benfleet
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Old Jetty, Hadleigh Marshes
These wooden piles are what remains of a jetty which was at the southern end of a light railway bringing bricks from the now abandoned brickfields a mile or so to the north.
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Towards Hadleigh Ray (Winter)
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Sea wall construction, Hadleigh Marshes
In the eighties, Anglian Water began a major raising of the sea wall between Leigh-on-Sea and Benfleet. They dug a new borrow-dyke on the landward side, connecting it to the old one for several months before filling the old one with rubbish... (more)
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Kersey #7 level crossing, Hadleigh Marsh
The plethora of signs here leave little to common sense or the imagination. Kersey #1 crossing lies a short distance to the west, though I'm not certain whether crossings bearing nos. 2-6 even exist. The heights of Hadleigh Country... (more)
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Track below Plumtree Hill, Hadleigh
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Sandpit Hill
Hadleigh Castle country park
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Field, Hadleigh Marsh
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Next stop Leigh
A train crossing Hadleigh marsh on its way to Shoeburyness
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Plumtree Hill
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Willow tree on Hadleigh Marsh
There are a series of ponds at the base of the Hadleigh Downs, where they meet the flat ground of Hadleigh Marsh. Many have fine specimen Willows such as this one. The open ground behind the Willow is more scrubby today then kit was in the eighties.
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