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12th Feb 2024  16:24  by HollidayT

FB Number: S3453  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Parked on little used road in west canvey. Took several attempts to reach this point, returning with beter footwear to navigate the ditch and reeds, which was surprsingly deepl and hard to traverse. the point itself has a nice little marshy clearing around it

8th Oct 2022  08:07  by Trigger monster

FB Number: S3453  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Expecting an easy roadside TP. Along dead end lane on west of Canvey Island, at the end looks like a scrap yard. Pulled over a few metres from the gates to the yard. Steep embankment on north of road. Expecting pillar to be on the top. Hmm? Checked on here. Not much to go on. Down other side of ridge into field. Not sure whether to head west or east. Decided to go east towards tree line. After about a hundred metres beside field boundary started walking north then spotted pillar tucked away in amongst trees beyond a ditch full of tall reeds. No obvious way through. Carefully treading through reeds and ditch, luckily dry and not too deep but disappeared below height of reeds for a moment or two. Seems extraordinary place for pillar unless embankment was built after it was put here. Low elevation too. Secluded and protected. Spider and cap in place. Partial view to west only. Raised S prefix, OS plaque in place.

Northwick, Canvey Island Flush plate
Northwick West
Northwick North
Northwick Pillar under trees, taken from eastern field edge
Northwick Spider and cap in place

25th Oct 2021  14:00  by A1Mushroom

FB Number: S3453  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked at the end of the lane, over the banking and across the pasture to the field drain. The rushes were dry and easily stopped down so i could jump the drain to the trig.

1st Sep 2016  14:20  by dugswell2

FB Number: S3453  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Well hidden by rushes.

4th Jul 2016  11:14  by jonglew

Gridref: TQ 75915 83992   FB Number: S3453  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Tricky finding a way into this one. Due to the recent wet weather the drainage channel on its W side was deep and full of tall reeds, so backed off from there and got back to the road where I'd parked. Eventually forced a way through the hedgerow due S of the trig, then a tortuous way through fairly dense scrub and immature trees. Unsurprisingly the pillar was found in good condition. 'BSM' style FB; original top cap has been retained, indented lettering; LHD side sight hole open. No views.

Pillar TP5186©jonglew
Spider TP5186©jonglew
Flush Bracket TP5186©jonglew

17th Dec 2015  14:31  by trigging on an island

FB Number: S3453  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Very relieved to find this one as it's quite a way from N.Wales to come specifically looking for trigs on islands. Approached from the west after following the seawall round from the bridge. Enjoyable 5hr circuit of Canvey from Benfleet station.

22nd Oct 2015  13:05  by g4wsb

Gridref: TQ 75914 84002   FB Number: S3453  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

End of road close too.

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15th Oct 2015  16:35  by VinceTP

Gridref: TQ 75927 83978   FB Number: S3453  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

22nd Feb 2015  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: TQ 75915 83996   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

In rough scrub opposite layby by metal fencing. Best take secateurs/loppers.

20th Jan 2014  11:40  by lejogger

Gridref: TQ 75900 83900   FB Number: S3453  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

The hawthorn trees and briars are growing around this. The trig is still in good condition but I fancy it is tilting slightly now - which is not surprising given how waterlogged these Essex marshes can get.

22nd Jan 2012  13:45  by peregrinus

FB Number: S3453  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

vgc, metal cap, shallow letters; GPS plaque. Revisit.

FB
Top
Trig with GPS plaque

11th Jun 2011  00:42  by Trigger

FB Number: S3453  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

TP5186

8th Oct 2009  14:00  by asbown

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

I came here while in the area doing the Southend ua tops because on the map it looked like the kind of remote place that might give up great views over to the river and beyond, disappointed to say the least but as mentioned below the trig itself is in very good condition.

11th Aug 2007  07:50  by Original Pickaxe

FB Number: S3453  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

I am not surprised that this Trig is in such good condition, a more uninteresting , remote or desolate location in Essex you are unlikely to find. Little chance of vandals or Trig plug plunderers wandering by here any time soon. If you break your leg jumping the ditch I think shouting for help will be heard by no-one. This is also a GPS passive station.

Trig ©Original Pickaxe
Spider ©Original Pickaxe
Flush Bracket ©Original Pickaxe
GPS plate ©Original Pickaxe
Best view to anywhere ©Original Pickaxe

18th May 2006  06:55  by Griefmiester

FB Number: S3453  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Located about 50 meters off road to land fill/dump pillar in good condition - not the most interesting of locations.

28th Mar 2004  14:20  by NeverLost

FB Number: S3453  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Hidden in the long grass on the edge of a field through a gap in the hedge. This is a GPS passive station ID C1TQ7583.

S3453 - Flush Bracket Northwick
S3453 - Spider Northwick
S3453 - GPS plate Northwick
S3453 Northwick

31st Aug 2003  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S/3453  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

vgc; metal cap shallow letters; 40m N of rd on E side of ditch