Post by rosegriffintwidell on Jun 29, 2015 6:15:47 GMT
Basildon Heritage has asked us to help update the list of Significant Buildings and Assets.
Can you add to the list below or write a few paragraphs about one of the items listed. If so contact Rose via this Forum or ChairResidentsAssociaton@com or contact the Heritage Centre direct - based in the Green Centre of Wat Tyler.
Interested in Local History - why not join U3A's local history group? 
Significant Interested Buildings/Monuments/sites
Bowers Gifford Rectory (well documented in Doris Dove’s book for W.I)
Blacksmiths, Dunton Road, Laindon
Laindon War Memorial Laindon
Jubilee Fountain, High Road, Laindon
Watch House Farm, Wash Road, Laindon
The Old Fortune of War, Wash Road, Laindon
Laindon Railway Station
Victorian Post Box, Laindon Common
Winston Club, High Road Laindon
Laindon Park School, Laindon
Langdon Hills School, High Road, Langdon Hills
Old School House, Langdon Hills
Dry Street memorial Church – One Tree Hill, Langdon Hills
Noak Bridge Christian Centre, Wash Road, Laindon
Little Chalvedon Hall, Bowers Gifford
Page Woods, Bowers Gifford (Rose Griffin to write some notes)
The Crown, Langdon Hills
Climax, Langdon Hills
Ann Boleyn Mansions Pitsea
Tudor mansions, Pitsea
The Barge, Vange (Elaine Horwood writing some notes)
St Basils Church, Vange
Gordon Hall, Vange
Tin Tabernacle, Bells Hill, Vange
War Memorial, Clayhill Road, Vange
Vange Primary School Vange
Old Bowers Gifford Church, Church Road, Bowers Gifford – St. Margaret’s Church
Bowers Hall, Church Road, Bowers Gifford (not sure of age of current building but it is noted in mediaeval records)
The Old All Saints Church (now Greek Orthodox) North Benfleet Hall Road, North Benfleet
Benbow Club (given to people of BG&NB by Mrs. Westlake)
The Old Rectory, School Lane, North Benfleet
16th Century Cottage and also a 17th Century Cottage (not sure of names), Harrow Road, North Benfleet
The Old Harrows (speak to Bet Gilkes daughter)
Pump Cottage
The Old School House, School Lane, North Benfleet (as recorded in Elsie Norman’s book)
What about Bradfields Farm (not sure of age of current Farm but in the Doomsday Book it is described as Bird Fields Farm – must be of some significance)
Tiffayne’s Farm, Burnt Mills Road
What about Reddington’s (needs research stands on site of old Blacksmiths)
Pill boxes - at various locations - Jackaman’s Farm (1), Little Chalvedon Hall (1 or 2?) North Benfleet Farm (1?) Pill boxes on Bowers Hall land, Church Road?
The Gun (not sure about age of fabric of building but site of the pub since 18th century
Gun Hill Church, Bowers Gifford
Old School House, London Road, Bowers Gifford
17th Century Walnut Cottage, Gun Hill, London Road, Bowers Gifford (covered by Ann Horton and historian)
19th Century Bull Farm Cottages, London Road, Bowers Gifford
The Bull, London Road, Bowers Gifford
Bull Farm, London Road, Bowers Gifford.
Pitsea War Memorial
Great Chalvedon Hall, Rectory Road, Pitsea
Brackendale Hall, Pitsea Mount (covered in Christopher Harold’s Book)
St. Michael’s Church (what’s left) (covered in Christopher Harold’s Book)
Cromwell Manor, Pitsea
Wat Tyler Country Park.
Mile Stone corner of London Road Wickford (Listed Grade 11)
Mile stone, Crays Hill
Mile stone, High Road North, Laindon
Onion Water Tower, Cranes Farm Road
Nevendon Bushes (ancient woodlands?) – suggest you speak to Steve Prewer
The Old Rectory, Dunton (is this in the borough of Basildon)
Little Burstead War Memorial
Nevendon Old School (Daphne Payne and Beryl Hannah to write a few notes)
8 King George V (1 located at Luncies Road , Basildon - where are the other 7???)
8 King George VI Post Boxes (1 located at Great Burstead - where are the other 7???)
