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ESSEX
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AUDLEY END

Audley End House, Essex
Audley End House

Another view of Audley End House, Essex
Another view of Audley End House

Gateway at Audley End House, Essex
Gateway at Audley End House

BARKING ABBEY

Barking Abbey, Essex
Barking Abbey

Barking Abbey Gatehouse, Barking, Essex
The Abbey Gatehouse, Barking

Barking Abbey with the Parish Church of St. Margaret of Antioch, Barking, Essex
Barking Abbey with the Parish Church of St. Margaret of Antioch

Ruins of Barking Abbey, Essex
Ruins of Barking Abbey

BRENTWOOD

Brentwood Cathedral, Brentwood, Essex
Brentwood Cathedral

Ruins of St. Thomas Becket's Chapel, Brentwood, Essex
St. Thomas Becket's Chapel, Brentwood

CHELMSFORD

Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex
Chelmsford Cathedral

Another view of Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex
Another view of Chelmsford Cathedral

CHINGFORD

Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge, Chingford, Essex
Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge, Chingford

Another view of Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge, Chingford, Essex
Another view of Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge, Chingford

COLCHESTER

Entrace of Colchester Castle, Essex
Colchester Castle

Colchester Castle, Essex
Another view of Colchester Castle

The Keep at Colchester Castle, Essex
The Keep at Colchester Castle

Colchester Zoo

Penguins at Colchester Zoo, Essex
Penguins at Colchester Zoo

More Colchester Zoo Penguins, Essex
More Colchester Zoo Penguins

The Penguin Pool at Colchester Zoo, Essex
The Penguin Pool at Colchester Zoo

Relaxed Lions at Colchester Zoo, Essex
Relaxed Lions at Colchester Zoo

Giraffes at Colchester Zoo, Essex
Giraffes at Colchester Zoo

Seals at Colchester Zoo, Essex
Seals at Colchester Zoo

Curious Seal, Colchester Zoo, Essex
Curious Seal, Colchester Zoo

CRESSING TEMPLE BARNS

One of the Ancient Barns at Cressing Temple Barns, Essex
One of the Ancient Barns at Cressing Temple Barns

Threatening skies at Cressing Temple Barns, Essex
Big Sky at Cressing Temple Barns

The Great Barn, Cressing Temple Barns, Essex
The Great Barn, Cressing Temple Barns

Barn Interior, Cressing Temple Barns, Essex
Barn Interior, Cressing Temple Barns

Knights Templar Workmanship, Cressing Temple Barns, Essex
Knights Templar Workmanship, Cressing Temple Barns

The Gardens at Cressing Temple Barns, Essex
Gardens at Cressing Temple Barns

The Formal Gardens at Cressing Temple Barns, Essex
The Formal Gardens at Cressing Temple Barns

EPPING FOREST

Epping Forest, Essex

Ancient Tree in Epping Forest, Essex
Old Trees in Epping Forest

Another Ancient Tree in Epping Forest, Essex
Another Ancient Tree in Epping Forest

GREENSTED CHURCH

Greensted Church, Essex
Greensted Church

The Tower of Greensted Church, Essex
The Tower of Greensted Church

The Porch of Greensted Church, Essex
The Porch of Greensted Church

HADLEIGH CASTLE

The Keep at Hadleigh Castle, Essex

Hadleigh Castle, Essex
Hadleigh Castle overlooking the Thames Estuary

Hadleigh Castle, high above the Thames in Essex
Another view of Hadleigh Castle

Drum Tower at Hadleigh Castle, Essex
Drum Tower at Hadleigh Castle

Ruins and River - Hadleigh Castle, Essex
Ruins and River - Hadleigh Castle

HEDINGHAM CASTLE

Hedingham Castle, Essex

The Keep at Hedingham Castle, Essex
The Keep at Hedingham Castle

HORNCHURCH

Hornchurch Church, Hornchurch, Essex
Hornchurch Church

The Horns of Hornchurch Church, Hornchurch, Essex
The Horns of Hornchurch Church

Another view of Hornchurch Church, Hornchurch, Essex
Another view of Hornchurch Church

PLESHEY CASTLE

Pleshey Castle, Essex
Pleshey Castle

Another view of Pleshey Castle, Essex
Another view of Pleshey Castle

RAINHAM

Rainham Hall, Essex
Rainham Hall

Front of Rainham Hall, Essex
Front of Rainham Hall

Entrance Hall, Rainham Hall, Essex
Entrance Hall, Rainham Hall

Top of the Stairs, Rainham Hall, Essex
Top of the Stairs, Rainham Hall

Autumnal Scene, Rainham Hall, Essex
Autumnal Scene, Rainham Hall

World War II Day Nursery, Rainham Hall, Essex
World War II Day Nursery, Rainham Hall

Victorian Kitchens, Rainham Hall, Essex
Victorian Kitchens, Rainham Hall

Queen Anne Style, Rainham Hall, Essex
Queen Anne Style, Rainham Hall

Garden Entrance, Rainham Hall, Essex
Garden Entrance, Rainham Hall

Rainham Hall and Stable Block, Essex
Rainham Hall and Stable Block

The Gardens at Rainham Hall, Essex
The Gardens at Rainham Hall

Up The Garden Path, Rainham Hall, Essex
Up The Garden Path, Rainham Hall

Rainham Church, Essex
Rainham Church

St. Helen and St. Giles, Rainham, Essex
St. Helen and St. Giles, Rainham

Mural in Rainham, Essex
Mural in Rainham

Rainham Clock Tower War Memorial, Essex
Rainham Clock Tower War Memorial

Rainham Village, Essex
Rainham Village

RHS HYDE HALL

RHS Hyde Hall Gardens, Essex
RHS Hyde Hall Gardens

Flowers at RHS Hyde Hall, Essex
Flowers at RHS Hyde Hall

Formal Flower Bed, RHS Hyde Hall, Essex
Formal Flower Bed, Hyde Hall

Gardens at Hyde Hall, Essex
Gardens at Hyde Hall

SAFFRON WALDEN

The Guildhall, Saffron Walden, Essex
The Guildhall, Saffron Walden

Ancient Houses in Saffron Walden, Essex
Old Buildings in Saffron Walden

Saffron Walden's Handsome Library Building, Essex
Saffron Walden's Handsome Library Building

Saffron Walden Castle, Essex
Walden Castle

Saffron Walden Church, Essex
Saffron Walden Church

STANSTED MOUNTFICHET CASTLE

Stansted Mountfichet Castle, Essex
Stansted Mountfichet Castle

Reconstructed Motte and Bailey at Stansted Mountfichet Castle, Essex
Reconstructed Motte and Bailey at Stansted Mountfichet Castle

Inside the Bailey, Stansted Mountfichet Castle, Essex
Inside the Bailey - Stansted Mountfichet Castle

Wooden Walls - Stansted Mountfichet Castle, Essex
Wooden Walls - Stansted Mountfichet Castle

Another of Stansted Mountfichet Castle, Essex
Another view of Stansted Mountfichet Castle

TILBURY

Tilbury Fort, Essex
Tilbury Fort

Another view of Tilbury Fort, Essex
Another view of Tilbury Fort

Arch and cannon at Tilbury Fort, Essex
View into Tilbury Fort

Walkway at Tilbury Fort, Essex
Across the Waters - Tilbury Fort

Interior Buildings, Tilbury Fort, Essex
Interior Buildings, Tilbury Fort

Ramparts of Tilbury Fort, Essex
Ramparts of Tilbury Fort

WALTHAM ABBEY

Waltham Abbey in the town of the same name, Essex
Waltham Abbey

Another view of the Abbey, Waltham Abbey, Essex
Another view of the Abbey, Waltham Abbey

Waltham Abbey Church, Waltham Abbey, Essex
Waltham Abbey Church

King Harold's Grave, Waltham Abbey, Essex
King Harold's Grave, Waltham Abbey, Essex

The Rose Window at Waltham Abbey, Essex
The Rose Window at Waltham Abbey

The Rose Window from Inside Waltham Abbey, Essex
The Rose Window from Inside Waltham Abbey

Close up of the Rose Window, Waltham Abbey, Essex
Close up of the Rose Window, Waltham Abbey

Back outside Waltham Abbey, Essex
Back outside Waltham Abbey

Waltham Abbey Town Centre, Essex
Waltham Abbey Town Centre

GENERAL VIEWS

Typical Hilly Essex Landscape
Flat Landscape in Rural Essex

Rainbow over Andrew's workplace in Harlow, Essex
Rainbows over Harlow

Rainbows over Harlow, Essex
More Rainbows over Harlow

Fantastic Double Rainbow over Harlow, Essex

And the Crock of Gold is here - Harlow, Essex
Even More Harlow Rainbows

Salt Marshes near Barling Magna, Essex
Salt Marshes near Barling Magna

Mistley Towers, Essex
Mistley Towers

Tree in Hatfield Forest, Essex
Tree in Hatfield Forest

One of the "Witch's Hat" Roundabouts in Dagenham, Essex
One of the "Witch's Hat" Roundabouts in Dagenham

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