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Cars are parked by the town hall; it was home to the Galaxy Club from 1964 to 1966, and Screaming Lord Sutch and his Raving Savages, Lulu, and John Mayall's Blues Breakers featuring Eric Clapton, Mick

Clacton-on-Sea was founded as a seaside resort in 1871 - the year that the Bank Holiday Act was passed.

A fine view of this busy and spacious Clacton street, taken a year before the outbreak of the First World War.

For a number of years the five acre site stood in splendid isolation with magnificent views of the sea across open fields which had formerly been Clacton's first golf course and was later to become

It was later converted into the Clarence Restaurant and a newspaper, office for Clacton's first newspaper the 'Clacton Gazette'.

Clacton's pier opened at the height of the pier boom in 1871; extensions in 1890-93 included a new polygonal head, complete with a pavilion.

Originally, St James', Altham had served the Clayton-le-Moors area, but the expanding population of Clayton led John Mercer, a devout Methodist, to realise the need for an Anglican church.

This isolated village between Clacton-on-Sea and Brightlingsea is famous for its old priory.

An evocative view of the inn, the Red Lion, in this little village between Colchester and Clacton.

Known more these days as a container port, Felixstowe in 1906 was a genteel seaside resort, and steamers would have pulled up at the pier bringing passengers from Great Yarmouth, Walton-on-the-Naze, Clacton

As Clacton-on-Sea grew the justification for an independent local authority also grew.

The Blue Lagoon Dance Hall with dancing to Teddy Dobbs and his Orchestra was a favourite spot for Clacton's youngsters as well as visitors.

Clacton-on-Sea was founded as a seaside resort in 1871—the year that the Bank Holiday Act was passed.This view shows the ever popular bandstand and the pier, built in 1873 and lengthened in the

The shops included a bucket and spade shop; a fish and chip shop (1d the fish, ½d the chips); sweet shops selling Clacton rock; a beachwear shop (plimsolls 6½d a pair, paddling shoes 4½d); souvenir

Clacton's Christchurch was only four years old at the time of this photograph. Closer to us stands the lifeboat house, built in 1878 with an endowment from the Freemasons.

Although Sutton's coaches came up from Clacton on Sea, no doubt the scenery and wildlife is an attractive contrast to candy floss, deckchairs and the beach.

Clacton was an early promoter of mixed bathing from 1900 onwards, and the town provided unimpeachable arrangements. An array of Mr Cattermole's Bathing Machines is in the centre of the picture.

Frinton's development as a resort began as late as 1885, by which time Walton and Clacton were both well-established. Frinton grew at a slower, more genteel pace.

Peter Bruff began to sell off other plots of land around Pier Avenue to individual developers, but he was determined that his town of Clacton-on-Sea should maintain proper standards.

Although Great Clacton was long-established as a medieval market village, the seaside town did not really develop until late in the 19th century.

Fred Pullan's Yorkshire troupe opened in Clacton in 1901. An early handbill described them as 'Up to Date - Thoroughly Refined'.

A view from the pier showing some of the main features of Clacton.

Fred Pullan's Yorkshire-based touring troupe opened in Clacton in 1901. An early handbill described them as 'Up to Date – Thoroughly Refined'.

It was founded by James Lomax of Clayton Hall, who gave £6000 to the building fund and also endowed it with other money. It was designed in the Gothic Revival tradition by Welby Pugin.