Memory Lane Southend Town Centre

[Bielzibubz]

Love that. Poor old George Walker and his ambitious plans!

Small footnote : Phil Cornwell still lives around the area. His son, Stan, plays cricket for Old Southendians & Southchurch.

Used to love Phil's impromptu stand up impression routines at The Carlton in Leigh before he made it big. Funny, funny man.

 

[AndyT]

I know Steve Collazo and had the pleasure of seeing him and the girls playing live in my mates back garden a few months ago.

Blimey, that's something.

Good to hear the Cazallo is still going strong.

 

[AndyT]

Very good mates with Georgie B (founder and lead of Second Image) and he's a fellow presenter on the radio station I work for. Just released a new album as it happens and will be doing a PA this Friday at The Chichester Hotel, Wickord.

Really under-rated band were Second Image.

Wasn't Robbie Vincent their manager at one time?

Which radio station, if you don't mind me asking, Bielzibubz?

 

[Mad Cyril]

What a fantastic photograph!

That's my right shoulder there, in the background.

Mr Byrite or Concept Man?

 

[Bielzibubz]

Really under-rated band were Second Image.

Wasn't Robbie Vincent their manager at one time?

Which radio station, if you don't mind me asking, Bielzibubz?

Zero Radio www.zeroradio.co.uk

Two purpose built fully equipped (BBC supplied) studios based in Hockley.

Run and co-owned by ex resident DJ at Zero 6 and owner of Hollywoods Ian Reading

 

[Napster]

Odyssey seemed to be regulars in the Southend clubs.

I saw Odyssey at Edinburgh in the mid-90s. Great band.

 

[AndyT]

Zero Radio www.zeroradio.co.uk

Two purpose built fully equipped (BBC supplied) studios based in Hockley.

Run and co-owned by ex resident DJ at Zero 6 and owner of Hollywoods Ian Reading

Had a feeling it would be that station.

Know it well, though haven't listened for a while. Been to a few ZeroRadio gigs at Lords in the past.

An old mate of mine used to DJ on there. Might still. Haven't seen him for a while.

 

[Bielzibubz]

Had a feeling it would be that station.

Know it well, though haven't listened for a while. Been to a few ZeroRadio gigs at Lords in the past.

An old mate of mine used to DJ on there. Might still. Haven't seen him for a while.

Small world. The old Lords 'Killer Soul' nights are back but at a new venue. Tomorrow night at the Chichester on the Rayleigh/Wickford road.

What's your old mates name, he may well still be with us?

 

[AndyT]

I know The Chichester well.

Will have to get down there.

I'll PM you on my mate, as he is also a Southend United man and might log on here, so I wouldn't want to expose his ID, so to speak.

 

[mattitouk]

I have nothing to offer but memories.

I love this thread.

 

[KevinJH]

Ok, here's one to test the memory banks that's been bugging me; late 60's there used to be a shop down the High Street on the right, past Woolies as you head towards the seafront. It was just before Alexandra Road and opposite, if I recall, was B.H.S. It sold a wide variety of items, had a centre glass display unit with entrances both sides of that unit.

The reason for asking is whilst flicking through the tv channels the other day, an old black and white film was on and all these youngsters were listening to records in individual sound booths and I was thinking "that rings a bell, I'm bl**dy sure they had something like that" in whatever that shop was I've described above. I seem to recall the booths/record area was removed to make way for, I dunno, lawnmowers or somesuch. Tell me I didn't dream it but what's the blessed shop name ? Pretty sure it wasn't Baxters - wasn't that a gift shop kinda place further down on the left ?

I only ask as I haven't been down the High Street since - crikey, what - 1974 ?

 

[Kitch]

Ok, here's one to test the memory banks that's been bugging me; late 60's there used to be a shop down the High Street on the right, past Woolies as you head towards the seafront. It was just before Alexandra Road and opposite, if I recall, was B.H.S. It sold a wide variety of items, had a centre glass display unit with entrances both sides of that unit.

The reason for asking is whilst flicking through the tv channels the other day, an old black and white film was on and all these youngsters were listening to records in individual sound booths and I was thinking "that rings a bell, I'm bl**dy sure they had something like that" in whatever that shop was I've described above. I seem to recall the booths/record area was removed to make way for, I dunno, lawnmowers or somesuch. Tell me I didn't dream it but what's the blessed shop name ? Pretty sure it wasn't Baxters - wasn't that a gift shop kinda place further down on the left ?

I only ask as I haven't been down the High Street since - crikey, what - 1974 ?

Owen Wallis?

 

[AndyT]

Was just going to post the same thing, though I thought Owen Wallis was more opposite M&S?

Next to Woolies on that corner was the bottom Alex pub, I thought?

 

[kaymac]

Think you're right, Kitch.

 

[KevinJH]

Now that sounds familiar - and it could well have been M&S, s'been a long time.....

 

[Mad Cyril]

Is Eat here or the puppy gets it still going in Victoria Circus?

 

[kaymac]

Top end of High Street around mid 1950's....

 

[AndyT]

Best shot of Owen Wallis I could find :-

 

[KevinJH]

Love it - slipped into stealth mode to look like a No.7 bus. Neat Jag following up too....(or is that a Daimler ?).

 

[The Big Dady]

Owen Wallis was the ironmongers and also sold toys at 59/61 High Street, they used to sell model kits upstairs, I spend may an hour looking at all the latest kits up there.




The old Owen Wallis shop is now up For Sale @ £750,000 and is empty, sign about shop "mkone"