Cressing Temple built by the Knights Templar c1137. This photograph is of the Barley Barn recognised as the oldest timber-framed barn in the world.
Cressing Temple built by the Knights Templar c1137. This photograph is of the Wheat Barn, one of two of the finest Templar built barns in Europe. .
Heybridge Basin where the Chelmer and Blackwater canal meets the river Blackwater. This view looks across the river to the low lying Northey Island.
Thorrington Tide Mill ~ A weather-boarded tide mill built in 1831 with a breastshot waterwheel and three pairs of millstones.
Colchester Castle is a largely complete Norman castle. It is a Grade I listed building.
Paper Mill Lock on the Chelmer and Blackwater canal looking towards Maldon and the coast.
Layer Marney Tower is a Tudor Palace dating from 1520
Church of St Andrew, Greensted-jixta-Ongar. The oldest wooden church in the world and the oldest wooden building standing in Europe. The nave of this Saxon church is built of logs.
Ingatestone Hall is a Grade I listed 16th-century manor house, built by Sir William Petre