Catholic church, Canvey Island
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Catholic church, Canvey Island
Image: © Robin Webster Taken: 21 Feb 2015
The church of Our Lady of Canvey and English Martyrs. Who was the Lady of Canvey? Apparently it was the unofficial name of a navigation beacon on the island, otherwise known as the Stony or Deadman Beacon, which in outline crudely resembled a skirted woman. It used to be on the sea wall east of Deadman's Point, but is now gone. There cannot be many churches named after a navigation aid, although there are plenty of buoys etc. named after churches.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.520152
Longitude
0.575038