Exploring Southend's Nazareth House Before Demolition

This video documents numerous visits of ours to Nazareth House in Southend-on-Sea; a Victorian care home established by a Christian order of nuns. We visited the building numerous times in its final days as it gradually closed to film this video, before making a final visit during its sad demolition.
BeyondthePoint.co.uk

[@tomlee812]

I was born in Leigh on Sea and lived there for the first 21 years of my life, then moving to Southchurch, before moving right away with work. My late mother used to save coins and what little spare money she had for donations to Nazareth House. I often wondered what was behind those high walls and I used to find it rather intimidating. Fascinating then, some 50+ years later, to see inside thanks to you......I had the impression that it was not always a happy place.

[@crystalwaters8852]

I can feel the peace in the chapel when you opened the door. Why would someone demolish Gods house? Our heritage is being destroyed for greedy developers. Thank you fir keeping this on record for us.❤❤❤

[@ExploringwithAustinandThomas]

It's makes me sad seeing how it was, how we saw it and now that it's gone 😢 great video Liam!

[@andy2e0lpa66]

Nice to see you guys back on another explore 👍

[@01chittock]

I lived for some of my childhood! And it was some of my best years here!

[@turbogigwoof2321]

Thanks

[@katey3789]

There must be very few of these places left that haven't been converted in to flats or demolished. At least ones that have been converted reserve some of the history and architecture.

[@TOMRIXONPT]

Absolutely fantastic video and commentary is perfect. Well done lads

[@wilsonkj]

I've always wondered what was inside those forbidding walls, thank you 👍🏻

[@gillianelisabeth4327]

wow... aged 58, I still have nightmares from childhood about this place

[@tomlee812]

I know exactly what you mean.

[@01chittock]

Why? I lived there and it was the best years of my life there!

[@gillianelisabeth4327]

really happy for you but that was not my experience 🕊

[@Cueman222]

Yeah, nice to see you ❤ beautiful.Sad it's going to be demolished.

[@dassdass3699]

I was there 1976-1978, I have photos of the inside somewhere

[@BeyondthePoint]

Would love to see them 😄

[@MelanieJolie]

Really interesting and well documented…I wonder what happened to the beautiful altar and stained glass? I’m guessing some materials are sent to local reclamation yards? Surprised it wasn’t turned in to flats but probably more lucrative to demolish it completely…a great shame it was not considered to be of any historical value. Thank you ❤

[@flumpyflumpy3515]

Can’t believe it’s being demolished

[@madbadhatter]

It seems that anything that holds any historical or architectural merit or significance in Southend and the borough, gets knocked down eventually. Usually replaced with something entirely uninspiring. We honestly must have one of the worst councils in the Country! Great video though lads, thank you for that! Always wanted to see inside that place and you have preserved some of it and its history when the town (City😂) couldn't be bothered too.

[@DDGXMUSIC]

Another nice vid! Thankyou.

[@aguidingmother6729]

Such a shame it’s gone like this. Beautiful 😍 hope they try to save some of it and reuse

[@tectorama]

Back in the 80's I worked at Nazereth house not long after it stopped being an orphanage. They kicked the kids out and made the rooms into luxury flats. I can see some of the things I worked on in the video. The nun who was running the place at the time, used to spend money like it was going out of fashion.

[@BeyondthePoint]

Interesting cheers for sharing

[@emilybeeson-ed6eq]

Went there yesterday but most of it was being demolished so you know any other abandoned places like that in southend

[@paulbrett-pitt8250]

boom and your back 😇

[@dannylawes2742]

Think of the party as we could’ve had in there

[@ryancoventry2823]

1870 to 2024 makes it 154 years old was it not listed

[@BeyondthePoint]

Unfortunately not, the age alone isn't enough to qualify

[@DE-eVOLVED]

Really nice take on it guys 👌 it was nice to see areas of it in daylight instead of by our flashlights. We'll done and we'll presented 👌 - @DE-eVOLVED