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Playing field off Woodham Park Drive
The west end of several fields, collectively known as South Benfleet Playing Fields.
Image: © Robin Webster
Taken: 11 Sep 2016
0.11 miles
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Playing field off Woodham Park Drive
The west end of several fields, collectively known as South Benfleet Playing Fields.
Image: © Robin Webster
Taken: 11 Sep 2016
0.11 miles
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Aerial view of the southern Hopes Green estate, Benfleet
This shows the southern part of the Hopes Green estate. The Southend to Fenchurch Street railway runs to the south of the estate in the lower centre of the picture. The road just above (north) of the railway is Woodham Drive which, to the right, leads to Woodham Park Drive and the Bird estate
Image Below (south of) the railway, the lane leads to the Benfleet Sewage Treatment Plant
Image The small lane leading to the lower right led, at the time of the photo, to the Benfleet Animal Rescue sanctuary, which has now moved to the wedge of the Hopes green estate.
Image: © Edward Clack
Taken: 17 Jun 1987
0.12 miles
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Aerial view of the Hopes Green estate, Benfleet
This photo shows almost all of the Hopes Green estate, apart from the northernmost third, and the south-west corner known as the 'Bird' estate
Image In the foreground are allotments. In the background, the green is part of the Hopes Green recreation ground. The railway, from Southend and Benfleet to Fenchurch Street is visible in the bottom left corner.
Image: © Edward Clack
Taken: 17 Jun 1987
0.12 miles
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Aerial view of the 'Bird' estate, Benfleet
This estate is the south-eastern corner of the Hopes Green estate, and gets its name from the street names which are mostly named after birds. The road winding upwards from the bottom left is Woodham Park Drive, but other roads are named Dove, Linnet, Raven, Swallow, Kingfisher, Curlew and Peregrine. The green area to the bottom and right is part of the Hopes Green recreation ground.
Image: © Edward Clack
Taken: 17 Jun 1987
0.15 miles
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Footbridge, South Benfleet Playing Fields
Linking one field with another.
Image: © Robin Webster
Taken: 11 Sep 2016
0.19 miles
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Footpath by railway, South Benfleet
Along the edge of playing fields, with the railway beyond the fence on the right.
Image: © Robin Webster
Taken: 11 Sep 2016
0.19 miles
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Benfleet Marshes
Image: © N Chadwick
Taken: 13 Oct 2013
0.19 miles
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The two towers
The electricity line ends at a substation not far east. The telecommunications tower is within a sewage works compound.
Image: © Robin Webster
Taken: 11 Sep 2016
0.19 miles
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Benfleet Sewage Treatment Plant: Primary Settling Tanks
Here the liquid sewage is allowed to stand whilst the semi-solid material sinks to the bottom. When it is settled, the sludge at the bottom goes to the sludge bed
Image and the liquid layer goes to the filter beds
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Image: © John Rostron
Taken: Unknown
0.21 miles