Beyond the Point

Our 2026 video on the former Edinburgh District Asylum Bangour Village Hospital is a unique remaining example of a psychiatric hospital built in the village style – a revolutionary design for the late 19th century.

The Running Well is truly a curious and neglected place of local heritage.

In June 2026, we were fortunate enough to be given a private tour to photograph Ardnacrusha hydroelectric power station, located along the River Shannon north of Limerick, with thanks to the ESB – Ireland’s Electricity Supply Board.

Along Benfleet Road, east of Vicarage Hill and opposite the entrance to Shipwrights Drive, lies an interesting property at 241.

This Royal Observer Corps post opened in 1958 for the detection of nuclear blasts in the event of the Cold War going hot.

The church of St.

Built during the Second World War, this control bunker is where a crew would have operated a wider decoy formation across the Cliffe Marshes.

Shade House or ‘The Shades’ on the High Halstow Marshes has been described as an ‘enigmatic’ building.

Montague Buildings (once home to Young & Marten builders and merchants) – just to the east of Queensway at the junction of Southchurch Rd and Lancaster Gardens.

From 2024 to 2026, Liam Heatherson of Beyond the Point has been working on a heritage project for the Borough of Castle Point; comprising Canvey Island, Benfleet, Hadleigh, Thundersley and Daws Heath.