Memory Lane Southend Town Centre

[Napster]

Not seen St Erkenwalds yet

 

[The Big Dady]

I needed a magnifying glass, but I have now

 

[C'mon you Shrimpers]

Grade 2 listing is no protection when you've got SBC.

http://www.sir-walter-tapper-churches.co.uk/StErk.asp

 

[AndyT]

Yep, they'll demolish anything.

I'm surprised The Palace Hotel is still standing!

 

[kaymac]

Same fate befell two other churches, Trinity Church in London Road and the Baptist church in Clarence Road near the Echo offices....obviously nothing is regarded as sacred to SBC !

 

[The Big Dady]

How could I miss out the most famous and longest pleasure pier in the world?

Some old pics

 

[AndyT]

That wonderful Victorian entrance to the pier.

 

[The Big Dady]

Some old Standard 8 cine footage (no sound) including Southend Airport, Southend High Street, Victoria Circus, London Road, The Grand Pier Hotel, The Ritz Cinema, and Hamlet Court Road from the early 60's.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Southend High Street looking north with Keddies on the right. 1980

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Ahhhh, my dear old Midland Bank branch - started working there in January 1987 and left, eventually, in 1999 by which time it had become the HSBC at the top of the High Street. Met and made many wonderful friends there, and loved working there. Was Chief Cashier through the time of the refurbishment when the old banking hall became an open plan area and the counter was reduced to three people. How we weren't subject to a raid at that time I will never know!

 

[Floval Flyer]

Great thread, very interesting and brings back loads of memories!

Keddies was great (Especially the Burberry and Benetton outlets, I remember during the early 80s a lot of their stock got regularly ‘taxed’ by the local Southend Casuals)

Golden Disc in Queens Road

Rosehills just off of the High Street, my mum could never afford to buy me a real Fred Perry v-neck though :-(

Clothes shop called ‘46’ near the pier end of the High Street

Peacheys fruit n veg shop

Also the knackered old electronic sign on the Victoria shopping centre, which I later believe was our crappy score board on top of the North Bank for a while!!

 

[Firestorm]

I moved to Southend in 82 , Napier Ave. used to meet up with Harry, the Twins and the rest of their football team in the Aristocrat on a Wednesday

 

[KevinJH]

How could I miss out the most famous and longest pleasure pier in the world?

Some old pics

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If I had a pound for every hour spent either fishing down the far end or bowling in the Pavilion.....

 

[Mad Cyril]

I have not seen the Owl man for a long time.

I fear the worst.

 

[AndyT]

I forgot to mention the greatest shop in Southend, refusing to move with the times in any way shape or form and open when it suits the owner.

The One, The Only! - Africa Crafts Centre - in Queens Road!

 

[The Big Dady]

I forgot to mention the greatest shop in Southend, refusing to move with the times in any way shape or form and open when it suits the owner.

The One, The Only! - Africa Crafts Centre - in Queens Road!

This one?

 

[Supernaut]

I forgot to mention the greatest shop in Southend, refusing to move with the times in any way shape or form and open when it suits the owner.

That could apply to Carmel Records on London Road as well!

 

[AndyT]

Is Carmel Records still going then. Forgot about that place.

Yep, TBD. That's the place! .. It's been like that since the 1970s!

 

[The Big Dady]

That could apply to Carmel Records on London Road as well!

Is Carmel Records still going then. Forgot about that place.

Yes it still there.



Inside in 2008

 

[Firestorm]

This one?

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The Diy shop next door was a real bonus when I first moved in round the corner...

 

[AndyT]

What I love about The ACC is the idea that the owner thought "What this town needs is an African crafts outlet"... and he was right!