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Southend On Sea, The Beach 1898
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The wooden jetty on the left would have been used at high tide. This photograph was taken long before the widening of the promenade. Most of those enjoying the sea air do so from the comfort of the long line of wooden seats below the cliffs.

An extract from Southend Photographic Memories.

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Memories of Southend-on-Sea, the Beach 1898

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Southend On Sea, The Beach 1898

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Queen Victoria
My memory goes back to 1966, it was to be the last time I took my children to Southend for the day, because we migrated to Australia in 1967 (45 years ago). Then this year we went back for a holiday with my daughter and two granddaughters and lots of memories came flooding back. I could see myself with my parents and sisters going to Southend on a Sunday picking mussels off the beach, going to the Kursal, ...see more
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Please let Guy Jefferson have anything about Tholthorpe.
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Southend Beach
My Great Uncle and Great Aunt (Joe and Rose) both passed away recently, so I decided to share their memory here. I am their Great Niece's daughter. As far as I am aware, they met about aged  17 or 18 on a "Beano" on Southend beach one year, about 60 years ago during the summer. Joe fell for Rose immediately, and wrote with a stick into the sand, "Joe loves Rose". They stayed together for the rest of their ...see more
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