#8 First Avenue View
Introduction
The photograph on this page of #8 First Avenue View by Glyn Baker as part of the Geograph project.
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#8 First Avenue View
Image: © Glyn Baker Taken: 4 Sep 2010
During the Blitz exactly 70 years before this photo was taken there were no tall trees here. The Plotland owners could clearly see their City being bombed. Today on the horizon through the gap in the trees the towers on Isle of Dogs can be clearly seen. Although much safer than the East End bombs did fall on Dunton during ww2 with fatal consequences. For more information on the Dunton Plotlands see http://www.basildon.com/history/dunton/plotland.html the area is now a Nature Reserve owned by Essex Wildlife Trust http://www.essexwt.org.uk/visitor_centres__nature_reserves/langdon/ To continue on a virtual tour based the Plotlands Walk (copies available currently for 75p from Image ) go to Image
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Image Location
Latitude
51.563557
Longitude
0.398423