Southend On Sea, The Pier 1947
Photo ref:
S155009
Photo ref:
S155009
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Many of the old buildings seen at the entrance to the pier in earlier pictures had disappeared by this time. Steamer cruises had been popular for some years, with the Eagle Line taking passengers on day trips from the pier head. Pier Hill is busy with pedestrians but they seem untroubled by cars.
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A Selection of Memories from Southend-on-Sea
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. Here are some from Southend-on-Sea
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I remember the many years, 1964 - 1975 attending “night school”, and also working at Southend Tech, Engineering Dept. All gone now, first the original College building which used to be where the Odeon cinema is now, then later the London Road, Engineering Dept building, which is now a Students accommodation site. Carnarvon Road building now converted into Flats etc.
Such fun it was sitting at the ...see more
My Nan and Grandfather lived in Southend on sea at the car park opposite the Kersal. All the coaches used to go there to park, there was always a crowd of people. I can remember Gran serving teas and people wanting to go to the toilet and costing 1 penny which I can remember collecting when we were there.
Grandfather would look after the coaches while people went to the ...see more
I was born in Moorland Crescent in the 1950’s. This council housing estate was built a few decades earlier and has a variety of different style good quality houses. Most people had nice gardens with flowers etc and we had vegetables and fruit bushes in the back garden.
On summer nights it was not uncommon for the streets to be full of kids playing as most people had big families. Also there was ...see more
My mother lived in Beaufort street 1913 - 1915,
Mother passed away 1997 and at some time had written these memory s.
Her next door neighbours were the Keys family related to Bishop Heddle who had a drapers shop in Southchurch Road (peculiar peoples bishop)
She remembered being taken to a protest when the people from the local sweet shop were taken for internment during the war the Pamphillion family ...see more
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