Southend On Sea, Southchurch Hall c.1950
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S155028
Photo ref:
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The well-known local Dowsett family gave this beautiful moated manor house to the town. It was restored in 1930 and opened as a library in 1931.The building dates from the late 13th to early 14th centuries and was opened as a museum in 1974.
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Memories of Southend-on-Sea, Southchurch Hall c1950
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, Southchurch Hall c.1950
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This beautiful Grade 1-Listed building was the closest Library to where I lived near Southchurch Park, and I spent many hours inside during the 1940's and 1950's exploring books, or in the landscaped grounds.
As I became a teenager and also more interested in History, I was fascinated to discover that the "old farmhouse" where my ...see more
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